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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11,1907.
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ANNUAL MEETINGS AND BIKE RACE KEEP SPORTS AWAKE \&Bgt
\~NOT~NEWS^BUT VIEWS [ JOE KELLY
TO MANAGE
IN BOSTON
By PERCY H. WHITINQ.
Ilere is the warning President Pulliam has issued in regard
to the treatment of his umpires:
‘‘If any National League umpire is assaulted next year, and
an arrest follows, the umpire will be immediately detached from
the staff and told to remain in that town as long as necessary to
prosecute the case against the offender, and see that he is proper
ly punished by the courts. I am unalterably opposed to rowdy
ism, and will employ the whole strength of the league to see that
it is suppressed.’’
A similar announcement from President Kavanaugh would
not be amiss.
Last year the Southern League umpires escaped in pretty fair
condition. But the year before there were a number of ncar-
atrocities, one of them in Atlanta, we seem to recall, that called
for stringent methods of repression.
There is always more or less danger to umpires, ns the last
season in the big league proved; and every effort should be made
to protect these unfortunates.
Coach Stagg of the University of Chicago called together his
basketball, baseball and football players and traek athletes the
other day and told them to study like blazes, or words along that
line.
“Keep above in your studies,’’ he said. “We can not afford to
lose any men through deficiencies in their lessons. ”
One good point of intercollegiate athletics of today is that al
most every first-class athletic institution requires that its athletes
keep up a high standing in their studies or quit athletics.
It is getting to be more and more a test of the right college
spirit among athletes tljat they keep up in their class work. It is
re cognized these days that a man who is kept out of a big game be
cause of scholarship deficiencies is no better than a man who
breaks training.
This requirement of high academic standing for athletes has
buried one of the strongest arguments of the anti-athletic cranks
nnd has resulted in more hard study than a million years of chapel
lectures on that subject ever would.
IF BILL GETS CATCHER
HE HAS GREAT TEAM
If Messrs. Helsman and Smith are
successful In their hunt for a catcher,
while they are In New York, then the
Atlanta team will do for next year.
There Is not much use In dodslns the
fact that Sweeney was sold to New
York to keep eome other major league
clubs from drafting him.
But It proves now that the 19-year-
eld catcher was covered too deep.
"Thero Isn't a chance to get waivers
on Sweeney," writes Clark Griffith.
"Nor can I get Ball out of the league.
In fact, I guess I shall, use Ball my
self."
This blasted Atlanta’s hopes of get
ting back Sid Smith's running mate
this year, and assures Sweeney a thor
ough trial In fast company.
"I knew we'd never get him," walled
Billy Smith, when he heard the news.
"I wish now that I had drafted Ed
wards from Norfolk or Dunn from
Evansville.”
The AUanta team Is complete ex
espt tor one more catcher. BUI Smith
has corralled Just twenty-three players
now, which number reminds one of the
huge crew he tried out the year he
msde his debut In the Southern.
The shattered remains of the pen
nant winners of the Southern League
last year are Jim Fox. first basei Otto
Jordan, second base; Louis Castro,
short stop: Bill Dyer, third base;
George Winters, center field; Jesse
Becker, right field; Ford. Schopp,
Sparks and McKentle, pitchers.
Here Is the full list of nsw ones:
Collins, outfield; drafted from
Springfield, Central League.
Manning, outfield (non-reeerve),
Memphis, 1907, Southern League.
Moran, outfield, drafted from Jack-
aonvllle. Ilia., Iowa State League.
Riggs, outfield <non-reaerve), from
Syracuse, New York State League.
Wllkea, Infield, drafted from Water
loo. Iowa State League.
Bandherr. Infield (non-reaerve), from
Braddock, P. and O. League.
Morgan, Infield (non-reserve), from
Omaha, Western League.
Burkett, pitcher (non-reserve), from
Braddock. P. and O. League.
Vlebohn, pitcher, purchased from Co
lumbia. South Atlantic League.
Cummings, pitcher, drafted from Du
luth. North Copper Country League.
Atkina, pitcher, drafted from Day
City, Michigan State League.
McDonald, pitcher (non-reaerve),
from South Carolina League.
McMurray, catcher, purchased from
San Antonio, Texoa League.
Bill Smith feels that the above lay
out needs only n good, reliable catch
er to make It as good as any In the
league. If McMurray can fill the bill.
It will help. Last year, In the Texas
League, he caught 134 games, fielded
.97), batted .2)7, and stole sixty bases.
If he can hit that clip In the Southern
he will do for a regular. But Bill
Smith Is not going to chance It, and
will buy one first-class catcher, no mat
ter what he cost*. That will bolster
up the backstopping end of the bat
tery.
Bill figures that he can get a pret
ty fair lot of twlrlers out of that Ford,
Bchopp, Sparks, McKentle, Burkett,
Vlebahn, Cummings, Atkins, McDonald
outfit. In addition, Clark Ortrrith will
probably leave with him a ground rent
man and If he leaves anybody as good
as Hughes was In 1906, and Castleton
In 1907, Atlanta fans will be satisfied.
The Infield of 1907 will be returned
Intact, unless Castro carries out hts
threat to stick to the undertaking busi
ness and retire from baseball. In any
case, Smith hns Wilkes, Bandherr and
Morgan to fill any vacant places. Fox
Is due another good season. Jordan al
ways has good ones, and so does Cas
tro. Dyer wound up last season In
sensational style and ought to be ac
climated and ready for business at the
start of next season.
Winters and Becker will return nnd
presumably fill their old positions.
Winters Is a veteran of the very ear.
best days, but was as good aa usual
last year. Becker Is a hard-working
player and made good.
But this pair will have to battle for
a job, because Bill Smith has a pair
of pippins In Manning, who was with
Memphis last year, and Collins, drafted
from Springfield. Tho work of Man
ning Is well known around the league,
and last year as long ns his health was
good he ranked next to Pnskert, the
best outflsldcr In the league. In add!
tlon, this Riggs looks to be a shifty
man. He Is big, strong nnd fast,
these men do not (111 the bill, there la
still Moran.
If Bresnahan Does Not Land
in Cincinnati Stallings
Will.
New York, Dec. 11.—Joe Kelly Is to
manage ths Boston National team next
season. The deal whereby the famous
manager of the Reds Is to lead the
Beaneaters was concluded last night
The terms have not been made pub
lic, but the coneummatlon of negotia
tion! was made known last night after
the National League magnates had
ended their day's work.
The rumors of deals which have
been- In circulation are still rumors.
Nothing had been done up to early this
morning as to negotiations that were
said to be on.
, Garry Hermann, of Cincinnati, wants
Bresnahan as a playing manager w ith
George Stallings as second choice. And
It Is pretty near right that Stallings
will manage the Reds If no deal Is
pulled off for Roger. Higgins, McLean
and Lobert have been mentioned ns fig.
urlng In tho Reds’ trade for the Giants’
catcher, but nothing tangible had de
veloped over that deni up to an early
hour this morning.
McGraw and Tenney have had many
conferences during the meeting, and
McGraw made a public display of his
efforts to secure Tenney yesterday at
the Waldorf-Astoria The meeting. In
fact, caused a sensation. It was open
and public. Then again John T. Brush
and F. M. Knowles, of the New York
club, met Garry Hermann by appoint
ment and talked over prospective deals.
That Joe Kelley would manage the
Bostons seemed to he conceded, but
r.rlther magnate nor player met to talk
business; although both were on hand.
The fact la there Is not that cohesion
between the members of the National
League thnt there Is In the ranks of the
American Lenguo to benefit each other
and there'never will be. Too afraid,
evidently, of gold bricks being thrown.
The meeting of the league continues
this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
OTHERS
LEAVE
RACE
Samuelson, Mitten, Wilcox
and Williams Give Up
the Grind.
New York, Dec. 1L—Two more teams
in the six-day bike grind in Madison
Square Garden retired from the contest
today.
The team made up of W. H. Samu
elson, of Salt Lake City, and W. E.
Mitten, of Davenport, Iowa, was com
pelled to quit on account of the poor
physical condition of Samuelson, who
has been suffering from stomach trou
ble and a general breakdown.
Then Wilcox and Williams, the Mor
mon team, decided not to go on and
not ifled Manager Pollock they were
through
The only real excitement of the
morning was the attempt of Wilcox- to
gain a lap. Although Wilcox and his
partner were t\yo miles and five laps
behind fhe leaders, the other riders
went bailing after him at the same ter.
rifle npeed as if he were on even terms
with them. Williams' and his partner
lost their two miles os a result of a
scorer falling to pull the bell five times
when a rider got off the track, which
meant for the others to slow.
As Williams had failed to register
any complaint about his wheel being
out of order, the officials decided he
should lose the two .miles, and the
score went against his team.
AMERICAN
MAGNATES
GET^ BUSY
Annual Meeting of Ban
Johnson’s League in
Session.
; SOME CLEMSON VIEWS
Chicago, Dec, 11.—The annual meeting of
the American Ihiselmll league will open
at the Auditorium Annex this afternoon at
3 o'clock. The league board of directors,
consisting of President Shibe, of Phllndeb
pbia; President Hedges, of St. Louis; Pres
ident Taylor, of Boston," and Secretary
Navln, of Detroit, will convene in Presi
dent Johnson's oftices in the Fisher build
ing this morning.
President Hedges and Manager McAleer,
of 8t. Louis, Secretary Navln nnd President
Yawkey, of Detroit; President Tajior, Man
ager McGuire nnd Secretary McBrecn. of
Boston; Secretory Bnrnbnrd, of Cleveland,
and President Noyes nnd Secretary Rapley,
of New-York, were among those who got in
MARTIN RETIRES
FROM RIDING GAME.
New York, Dec. 11.—Jack Martin,
the well-known Jockey. hAs retired
from the turf. There was a time when
Martin was riding for the late S. C.
Brown, Bob Tucker, Tom Welsh and
Julius Fleisclimann, that he was con
sidered one of the best Jockeys in
America.
The standard of football In Ohio has
been higher during the season Just
closed than ever before.
York, camo in this morning.
American Association men ore much in
evidence at the Aunex. President Watkins,
of Indianapolis, nnd Secretary Quinn, of
COlumbus, were among the early arrivals.
The' 1 magnates probably *** *
their time discussing / .
other busluess affairs of the league. nnd
considering n few changes In the rules thnt
will be proposed.
No talk of schedules will come np until
(he spring meeting, though along that fine
President Jobusou announced that he had
arranged with the National League officials
to hold n meeting of the schedule commit
tees of the two leagues early In January.
Neither league will decide on the time fop
opening their respective seasons until after
that meeting.
President Johnson said he was In favor
of a rule which would prevent the clubs
from using nn army of new recruits in the
weeks of each sen son causes unkind com
ment when the pennaut races are warm,
nnd Johnson hopes the rule will be favor
ably legislated on. The application of the
American Association to put a club in Chi-
bottle evil are matters which will be dis
cussed.
The mngnntes will likely finish up their
business tomorrow and start for home to
morrow night.
Clemson College, S. C., Dec. 10, 1W7. *
Mr. Percy Whiting, Sporting Editor of The Atlanta Georgian, Atlanta, Gt. ;
Dear Mr. Whiting—Clemson Is proposing two amendments at the comla*
S, I. A. A. meeting as follows, which I have no objection to your publishing
and making such comments upon os you may deem fit:
(1) Add to section 2, article 9, “It shall be considered unlawful toe ar -
atudent to receive an income through any card or correspondence system
of selling or soliciting. In order that a student may engage In a business of
buying and selling, he must actually take orders or deliver goods An*
college shall have a right to protest against such a system by which an nth
lete receives compensation, and the rice president shall consider all such nr ’
tests and shall pass upon the legality of the work dono nnd the compensn'
tlou received. Appeals from bis decision may be made to the executive com
inlttee.” . a ‘
(2) Change section 13, article 9, to read as follows: “No student shall
be eligible to participate In Inter-collegiate contests unless he has been in
attendance at the college for nt least one scholastic year.”
The original version of section 13. article 9. la the one-year rale requiring
a year's residence of men who come from other colleges, having there nap.
ticipated In Intercollegiate athletics. p r
I understand that there will be several modifications proposed to the flat
one-yenr rule by those who are only in part opposed to It. Among the lugge*.
tlons which I have heard are:
1. It shall not apply to the graduates of preparatory schools, althonjrb
applying to under graduates.
2. A year’s residence In the preparatory department of a college shall
not count for the required time proposed.
3. Thnt the one-year rule shall apply only to football players, and not t*
baseball players who have been in college two-thirds of the year when the
baseball season opens.
Yours very truly,
W. M. RIGGS,
Vice President S. I. A.
Professor Riggs* proposed “card system" reform sounds all right.
You can not get back of the right of any poor boy to work ids way
through college. Nor can you dodge the fact that the “card system" MIGHT
be used os q. trick for paying athletes to come to college.
If the commission Is based on goods ordered or delivered, there ought to
be small opportunity for "shenannigan."
Our only suggestion would be that every' contract between a student and
a business house must have the approval of the president of the college, and
that the faculty or the president of the college should make themselves re
sponsible for the bona fide nature of the contract.
On the one-year rule our views are already In print. The Georgian
the first paper to come but for the rule, and the writer believes that Its paw.
age will solve many vexatious problems.
Of the proposed modifications, we fall to see the wisdom of the
exempting graduates of preparatory schools. Plenty of boys who have grad”
uated from prep schools have been induced to go to college by means not
atjove reproach.
A year’s residence In a preparatory department of a college should cer
tainly not be counted as the year necessary under the one-year rule. That
would be obviously unfair to the many 8. 1. A. A. • colleges which do not
maintain preparatory departments.
It might not be a bad plan to exempt baseball players. If a man stay*
in college until the baseball season begins he is not likely to be a genuine
.rlncAr. *
That annual meeting of the S. I. A. A. next Snturday will doubtless bt
a hummer, and the S. I. A. A. can be counted on to do some cleaning up
that will make the Southern athletic situation shine like a new dollar.
And It may never get tarnished again.
BRESNAHAN WILL FIGURE IN TRADE SOON
Cincinnati and Boston Both
Want Giant
Catcher.
'TOGO” GALLOWAY ELECTED
TO LEAD DAHL0NEGA TEAM
Special to The Georgian.
Dahlonega, Os., Dec.’ It—"Togo” Gallo
way, Dahlonega’s little, heady, all-round
footbaff player, waa elected to lead bit
team In 1908. lie It a small man. weighing
only 136 pounds, but hts superior knowledge
of the game makes up for his weight.
This It his fourth year in college and
third year on tho 'varsity. lie is one of
I the most Influential boys In college nnd
his election as captain of his team will tic
no surprise to his many friends. During
his three years on the 'varsity he has
i played every position except the flve for-
! wards. As quarterback lit the Georgia and
three years on the team. and If hts efforts
ns captain succeed, lmhlonega no doubt
will have a winning team next year.
Smith Signs Shea
For Cracker Team
Special (o The Georgia n.
Chattanooga, Tenn.. Dec. II.—Mar
tin Shea, who caught and played firat
bate (or Frank Moffett's Chattanooga
all-professional* last 'season, will be
given a try-out by Manager Bill Smith,
of Atlanta, next season. Shea la a
young fellow, with plenty of aggres.
•Iveqeas, and It la believed that he will
make good In Southern League compa
ny with a little coaching. He la built
along the same general lines aa Eil
Sweeney, has a good whip and la a (air
(ticker.
NELSON CAPTAIN OF
ARKAN8A8' TEAM.
Fayetteville. Ark, Dec, II.—"Billy"
Xelaon. quarterback nn the university’s
football team, has been elected captain
for next season. The election came
after a hot fight.
One Auto Enters
N. Y.-Paris Race
If the proposed automobile race from
New York to Paris la carried out ac
cording to the plans which are being
talked over among automobile men at
the Chicago show, the H. H. Franklin
Company will be one of the first to en
ter a car.
V. E. Minlch, assistant manager of
the Franklin Company, who has charge
of the exhibit at the Chicago show,
said: "In my opinion a light car would
have the best chance of completing
such a Journey, and a heavy car would
tie absolutely out of It. I should say
that a car weighing about 2,040 pounds,
fully equipped and of about 40-horse-
power, would be the type best adapted
for such a contest ns Is proposed. The
Parls-Pektn contest was a success, the
best car taking three months to com
plete the Journey. If another Is held
the H. H, Franklin Company would
enter a car and we should expect to
» distinct In six weeks.’’
New York, Dec. 11.—Roger Bresna
han is the lever with which Manager
McGraw can strengthen the Giants In
many weak positions. The great catch
er Is wanted by both the Boston anti
Cincinnati clubs and It looks now as If
he would be traded.
Bresnnhan for Tierney Is the trade
that President Dovey, of the Boston
club, Is hugging to his breast with
fond hopes of Its culmination.
Bresnahan for Miller and Huggins
and Larry McLean le the deal that
McGraw Insists on If Roger goes to
Cincinnati. President Dovey has at
last decided to give Joe Kelly his
price to manage the Bostons, which Is
110,000 for three years. Mr. Dovey
appreciates the fact that his team Is
more In need of a brainy catcher like
Bresnahan than any other player, and
with both Kelly and Bresnahan, who
have played together before on the Bal
timore club as new men, the Bostons
would be given a boom that would put
the club on Its feet nt once.
Joe Kelly wits at tho Waldorf-Asto
ria this morning, where the National
League Is In session, and he and Dovey
had a long conference.
Another thing that points to nego
tiations by McGraw for the trade of
Bresnahan for Tenny Is that McGraw
met Tenny by appointment Inst night
nnd spent the entire evening In playing
billiards and shop talk.
McGrntv Is still of the opinion that
there Is a lot of basehall left In Tenny.
That the Bresnahan-Hugglns-McLeaa
deal Is on tap Is shown by the meet
ing by appointment this afternoon of
Garry Hermann. John T. Brush and
Secretary Knowles, of the New York
club. Hermann wants Bresnahan to
manage the Reds and he wants him
badly, but he docs not feel like giving
up sueh alar players for Roger. The
deal, however, may be completed this
afternoon.
1
FINAL PUNS MADE
FOR LEAGUE MEETING
As far as the Atlanta end of it is
concerned, all the plans have been made
for the annual meeting of the South
ern League, which begins Friday and
lasts through Saturday.
The local moguls nnd President Kav
anaugh are in New York, and, in conse
quence, arrangements are being made
at that end of the line for the minor
details.
It has been settled here that the ban
quet will be held Saturday night at the
Piedmont, which hotel will be the offi
cial headquarters.
John Quinn, who twirled for Macon,
in the South Atlantic League, last sea
son, and is now claimed by Manager Ar
mour, has Jumped the Toledo team for
the Philadelphia Nationals. Armour
says he will fight the case to the bitter
end. i
Hal Chase has quit the outlaws. Note
'hat he says: *
“I have quit the outlaws for good
TRY THIS BALL PLAYER
AT HIS OWN EXPENSE
and all, though I played with them for
some time under the Impreeelon that I
had a right to do so. But I am no*
through, nnd I will send you newsp*
pers when they play their next gaim
ahowlng that the name, of Shultz and
Chase will be absent from tho San Jon
line-up. I have a lot of friends In Ibt
outlaw league, but having been a sue
cess In the majors, do not Intend to'pat
myself In a position where I would be
denied employment there. I believe thi
national commission Is right In its con.
tentlon and I will no longer offend.
I have been splendidly treated by the
New York Americans, and with or
new talent I think we will pull don
that banner next season and that wor
series prize money.”
Charley Murphy Is having telephone!
put In his Chicago Park. They are In
the boxes, and If you want to talk you
press a button. That brings a boy wttb
a telephone and he connects you with
the nearest exchange.
Sporting Editor Atlanta Georgian:
I would like to ask a favor of you.
I am a boy and said to be a fine ball
player. 1 have never had a chance to
go to any schools and play with fine
I teams. Don’t use tobacco or whisky;
my weight Is 172 pounds; height. 5
feet 9 Inches. Will you please give me
the address of some amateur team or
eome small league? I will give them
a, trial at my expense. Many thanks.
HARRELL GATLIN.
Eastman, Ga„ Dec. 11.
JIMMY RYAN
ONTO HIS JOB
\ ■
Hasn’t Underestimated ths
League and Has
Good Men.
ROGER BRESNAHAN.
The Giants’ star catcher ie pretty sure to be traded either to Boston
or Cincinnati. Garry Herrmann want, him for manager.
CHRISTY MATHEW SON SHOT COMPANIONS
BUT INCIDENTALLY HIT THE QUAIL
By SAM CRANE.
New York, Dec. 11.—Now 1 can un
derstand why I haven’t received all
those hampers of game from venison
and bear meat to quail hnd squab that
Christy Mathewson promised so faith
fully to send me from the wilds of
Michigan.
It wasn’t the game laws that pre
vented “Big Six” keeping his promise.
(fence of the terrific slaughter of wild
animals than what the accommodating
camera produced. My lips watered
over the stories told by Matty of camp
fire venison—steaks tio Juicy In the tell
ing that In my mind there was not a
chance of their being of the canned
variety—neither the stories nor the
meat.
Then, the vivid descriptions given by
Matty of tramping for days through
3 feet of snow on the track of a wound-
In a letter to me, Frank Bowertnan e<! deer and the final discomfiture of
explains the discrepancy between
Christy’s ambition to perforate Teddy
bears and other gamey game and his
actual performance.
Every fall since Mathewson and
Bowerman came together ns Giants
and doubled up ns n baseball battery,
they have hied themselves to Homer.
Mich., where Bowerman has a big
farm, and from Homer they go on
hunting trips (so-called) up Into the
north woods of Michigan, where they
cut loose their artillery at the biggest
"game** they can see, from deer to
neighboring farmers’ cows.
Last fall Mathewson and Bowerman
had remarkable success—thnt Is, by
the pictures Matty brought buck to
New York with him. No one that I
the poor brute dying with wistful,
pleading orbs, reinforced as they were
by actual photographs “taken on the
spot,” caused me to think that Christy
as a Nimrod far excelled his ability
as a deceiver of batsmen.
I, therefore, "fell,” and the columns
of The Evening Journal can bear wit
ness to the fact that Mathewson in
full hunting costume, with death-deal
ing gun on his broad shoulder, gazed
proudly down on the “biggest deer
killed in Michigan in 1908.” -
I am not going to take chances either
of losing Christy’s friendship or the
present of a hamper of game by even
insinuating that he did not shoot the
biggest deer killed in Michigan in 1906.
How can one go back on the actual
photograph “taken on the spot?” But
ty as a Nimrod has been rudely shaken
by his chum Frank Bower man’s let
ter.
"Our party,” writes Frank, "consisted
of, besides Matty and myself, Harry
Bowerman. my brother; Ed McCready
and Percy Moorhouse, of Detroit.
“While walking along a railroad
track the party flushed a quail, and
Matty blazed away without stopping
to see where his companions were
standing. Harry Bowerman and Percy
Moorhouse received a good portion of
the shot In their fares, but fortunately
none of the pellets entered their eye*.
Some of the surplus lead located the
quail, however, and he fell to the
ground dead.
“My brother and Moorhouse have
been kept busy picking the shot out
of themselves ever since, and say they
will allow Matty to stroll off by 111*
lonesome until he acquire* better con
trol."
I am of the opinion that several of
the pellets hit Frank, too, but tltat
they bounded off his Harveylxed steel
anatomy like hall off a tin roof. It
would safely take more than a charge
of bird shot at close quarters to punc
ture the Michigan woodchoppeF* hard
ened structure.
According to rumors around Homer,
Johnson-O'Brien Fight.
Philadelphia, Dec. II.—Jack O'Brien
ha* accepted Bob Grady's bid of 60 per
cent of the gross receipt* of the pro
posed Jack O'Brlen-Jack Johnson fight.
The offer of 60 per cent by Bob Grady,
representing the Industrial Athletic
Club, of Philadelphia, was accepted by
Sam Fltspatrlck for Jack Johnson.
George Tehran would sell the Louisville
club for 9100,000; that la, If be could find
su "oogeT’ to buy.
Willie Hoppe, who Is urging reforms In
billiards, snya he wilt play no mntches of
less then 1,800 points.
havt seen bod any more tangible evt- 1 will eay that my confidence in Mat- residents of that section arc contemn
plating n petition to the game warden,
asking him that Mathewson, the Giants'
star twlrler, be barred from shooting
around those parts except with a cam
era. In the meantime, man and beast
have taken to the tall timber.
But Matty killed a quail.
There were rumors that Secretary
Knowles, after getting Mike Donlln's
signature to a contract In Chicago, had
departed for Homer for the purpose of
getting Mathewson'* and Bowerman’*
"John Hancocks" to contracts, but
that report* of Matty’s lack of control
hod caused him to veer off at Detroit.
But Matty may not accumulate an
attack of buck fever when he face* his
first big deer, and so my hamper of
game may materialize.
I hope he will get here In time for
Bill Gilbert's beefsteak dinner, which
he Is to give at hi* Metropolitan cafe,
Tuesday evening next, for most of the
baseball fans and players In the city
will be there, or try to be. and Matty
will then be "squared." \
Last year Gilbert's beefsteak dinner
was the baseball event of the winter,
and this affair promisee (o be much
bigger.
Talk about a fanfest—there will be
more championships won . there than
■will ever materialize.
8pccln! to The Georgian. *
Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 11.—Tliert
appears to be an Idea on the part of
Home of the fans that Jimmy Hyai
Montgomery’s new manager, does not
know what he Is doing by signing up
several Chicago City League players.
Ryan knows as much about basepwj
as does almost any man in the Cnltej
States, and he does not underesitm**
the strength of the Southern League.
He may have some men that are not
strong enough for the team, but that u
nothing unusual. , „
The three Macon players secured W
the locals are good ones. Wohleoea
for first base, has a batting avettff
of .251 and a fielding average of
coming next to Mullaney. who lea tw
league. Pepe, who Is to be tried
short, came second In the shortstops in
the Sally League, having a fielding
average of .931. His batting avers**
was .230. Robinson, who Is to be tried
behind the bat, come* second n tn»
backstop fielding averages, but lilt
.170. \ t
Cornell claimed the footfcall champion*#
Thanksgiving morning and changed tuea
minds In the afternoon.
Garry Herrmann, ot Cincinnati, refused
to hearken to McUraw's pleadings to «
change Red youngsters for Giant voter***
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