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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12,1907. SPORTING PAGE SOUTHERN LEAGUE MOGULS GATHER HERE FRIDAY | EDITED BY | P. H. WHITING NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS Harry Pulliam doei not seem to hare any conscientious scruples about serving a third term. He has just accepted the National League presidency for the sixth time. The Southern League is going to have the lop-sidedest circuit on record next year, provided Little Bock does not sell her franchise to Chattanooga. Teams going around the circuit will have nice little jumps until they get to Little Rock. Then the next stop will be New Orleans and it’s an awful trip from one point to the other, of course the sched-jTry to weaken Americans ule may send the teams around the other way, but the jump from New M’GOVERN GETS INTO LIMELIGHT Gets Worst of Free-For-All Fight in Garden Cafe. FOREIGN RIDERS IN CONSPIRACY Orleans to Little Rock is no short er than that from Little Rock to New Orleans, and the railroad companies will get yon going or coming, as they always do. and Help Rutt and Stol. New York, Dec. 12.—Terry McGov ern, the ex-llghtweight champion pu- to stay in the league. Little Rock’s location docs not entitle her to a place in the South ern League. But we hardly look for a change this year. When the next annual meeting rolls around, though, the moguls New Orleans-Little Rock jump and rather anxious to get some cen trally located town in the league. Memphis is pulling hard to get F. P.'Coleman, their club presi dent, into the job of vice presi dent of the league. Everybody likes Mr. Coleman, and he would make a fine man for the position, no one better. But ho is from tho west, and so is the president of the league. To elect a westerner to the vice presi dency would seem to tend toward lopsidedness. We fail to see why Lowry Ar nold should not continue ns vice president, whether he wants it or not. Even if he has dropped out of tho local club he is still inter- eitfld in baseball. To our minds the job is likely to be handed back to him, whether he wants it or not. If he will not take it the title ought to stay in the east. Mayor Joyner or President Hcismau, of 'Atlanta, or Bob Baugh, of Bir mingham, would suit nicely. Fred J. Hewitt, the sporting edi tor of the new Morning World of New Orleans, seems to be some .thing that the town has needed for a long time, lie has promised to wake ’em up down there. Read this from his opening nddressi First anil foremost In my mind will be tho endeavor to keop this department clean. I will handle clean, dignified . a port In a cloan and dignified . manner, crltlciae where crltlclerfi • la necessary, booat where the game deserves It, and KNOCK and knock hard where dishon esty and nnderhandedneaa are obvious. This la fair warning that thla ' department can not bo REACHED. I know enough about the rac ing game to know when a jockey “grabs one.” t believe that I am so constituted that I can be par tial to mistakes, but do not In tend for an Instant to stand for turf parasites. In the great national game the , "busher" will bo given considera tion and protection. The Inflated cranium of a rising star may sometimes be “packed In Ice,” but he Is sure to find justice In the sport columns of The Morn ing World. The boxer who will curry fa vor with me muBt tight on the level, and no "broken ulnae” a la James Edward Brttt go with Lit tle Bright Eyes. The wrestler, the track ath lete, the soccer man, the rugby warrior and the wlelder of the tennis racquet are all my friends. I need them In my business. The man who makes a fair and honest effort will not be ridiculed, but the "guinea” who tries to “put ■ one over” will And that The Momlng World la merciless and will devote eome time and effort to chase him to the "high brush.” KETCHELL AND THOMAS FIOHT IN BALL PARK. San Francisco, Cat, Dec. It.—To night, In the baseball park. In a ring pitched within a stone's throw of an other ring site made famous by Jet- frlss. Peter Jackson, J* Choynskl and Tom Sharkey, Young Ketchell and Joe Thomas will answer the gong for the third time. Building upon the character of the former meetings between the pair, the sports are looking forward to a slash ing fight. In the matter of wagering, Ketchell Is 10 to t favorite, and there la plenty of Thomas money, too. With “team rate*” down nnd ^''"‘•b«“me the storm center of a . j ... .. j - rree-ror-all fight In the cafe right off out and With railroad fares an aw- I the arena where the efx-day bike race fill item of expense, the men who >» aolng on In Madison Square Garden own Southern League franchises j LaVn"p befnraVe*atTSdanu X'- are going to think several times J ped the fracas that his friends had to before they encourage Little Rock ^o'v^h.d bee^th^iUn for the greater part of the early hours of the morning. . He was not In an amia ble mood, and when he strolled Into the cafe. Just after the riders had ped aled around the track In a short sprint, he Joined in an argument that was In progress among a number of men and women. The men and women who were quar reling Joined issues when McGovern, 'aider Interfered. There were hot words between the little fighter and one of the party In the cafe, and almost before any one knew It, the two men were battering each other Just as If they had been In the pflsc ring. McGovern's antagonist, -whom his friends called '•Chink," quickly got the best of the fight. He landed two or three heavy bimva on McGovern's face, and finally felled him to the -floor. Then McGovern was punched and kick ed by three or four men. The whole crowd then left the garden, leaving McGovern almost senseless on the floor. He was In a fearful condition, and some of his friends took him away to a hotel. That the foreign riders are deter mined to help Rutt and Stol win the 142-hour bike race at Madison Square Garden Is evident by the manner In which they were apparently trying to weaken the Americans. Joe Fogler and Jimmy Moran, by taking turns at In dulging In nerve-racking sprints early today. At 1:30 a. m., there was a sprint which lasted for fully seven minutes, and kept the 8,000 spectators contin ually on their feet yelling like maniacs nt the gritty rider*. Stol, the plucky German, was responsible for It. Despite the fact that the men rode at terrific speed, however, not & team lost a lop. All of the riders wore goggles today while riding, a* they complained of sore eyes. LEAGUE MEETING Executive Committee Gath ers Friday For Session. The first of the moguls will get here Friday for the annual aeaslon of the Southern League. The executive committee la due to go Into session Friday. If it does it will break a precedent of long stand ing. As a rule the executive commit tee meeting goes over until the morn ing of the league meeting. But this time may be the exception. The only real fun promised at the meeting of the committee Is the hear ing of the "fixed batters' box” charges. Flank has been rooked a $300 fine for leaving the grounds without playing a game the day In question. He has asked that this fine be remitted. C his protest the cose will be taken up. Nothing exciting Is scheduled for tho regular meeting exoept the election of officers and the admission of Mobil*. Gloth to Captain Virginia Team University of Virginia. Dec. 12.— Center Rush Gloth, regarded by many as the fastest man In his position ever seen on the Southern fotoball fields, was elected captain of the University of Virginia eleven by the squad of 1907. A NEW CAPTAIN. BAT ISSUES ULTIMATUM Posts Money to Bind Match With Joseph Gans, Champion. Chicago. Dec. II.—Battling Nelson has Issued an ultimatum to Joe Dans and Paekey McFarland. In a telegrnin the Dane outlines the terms under which he will clinch a meeting either with the Chicago lightweight or tho champion. Here are the main paints In the Nelson telegram: "Have posted 1500 with Jack Welsh here to cover the $500 dans has posted with your paper to bind a match with Paekey McFarland. "This also goes to Insure the posting of the remaining $4,600 an a aide bet of $5,000 on the contest. "Here is my final offer to Gans: "I will fight him at 153 pounds, pro viding I get 65 per cent or the money, win, lose or draw. I will light him nt 133 rounds In fighting clothee at the ringside, and. give him the same amount of money, win. lose or draw. This Is final, and, I think, sportsman* like, too.” Some Good Advice For Auto Drivers HERE'S LINE CIRCUITS ksh\r'ill« ChATito.o»f+ Liflic Hocn. A[kv& Montfomer^ Mobil? /vinr Or/cahs At the coming meeting of the Southern Lesgue the question of admitting Mobile will eome up, aqd perhaps Chattanooga will knock for admission at the same time. - * The present circuit, the new one with Mobile in, and the one with M.obile and Chattanooga m mace of Shreveport and Little Rock, can readily be doped out. With th* two western club# eliminated •»»«* with Mo bile and Chattanooga In their places, It can readily be seen what an improvement there would be in the circuit, geographically at least, and what a decided cut in mileage. ■ The diagram above was prepared by Tom McCullough, secretary of the Memphis club. MEN BEHIND LONG GRIND GET THE MONEY RIDERS WRECK BODY FOR TRIFLING PAY By REV. THOMAS B. GREGORY. New York, Dec. 13.—The annual six- day bicycle race at the Madison Square Garden, now In full swing before the assembled thousands of spectators, gives us a fresh proof oft he old doc trine of the omnipotence of gold. The young men who are making the body-racking records are making but little besides. Their pay Is trifling— but not so Is It with the bunch of men behind them. To them the race means Money! Money! Money! That and that alone. The laurel wreath with which the old Greeke crowned the brow of the vlctortoue runner at Olympia Is one of the little matters of history of which the engineers of the Madison Square Garden bicycle race have never heard. The priceless thing of which that lit- tie wreath was the proud emblem has never received n moment's attention at the hands of the aforesaid gsntlemen. "Honor’s a mere 'scutcheon"—away with It! "Put money In thy purse!" The remarkable men who stood In the Stadium at Olympia, ready to crown the victor with the laurel of Immortality, believed In the sacredness of the "human form divine.” Beauty— and above all else the beauty of the human body—wee to them e religion. They worshiped It, and out of their worship grew the poems, paintings and statues that have been the admiration and wonder of thousands of years, and that shall thrill the world’s heart as long as the world endures. But In the modern tug of war. In the long, weary, bone-racking, muscle- stralnlng, soul-sickening struggle In the big New York building there Is none of the ancient spirit. The finest mechanism In the universe —the glorious body of man—Is made to sweat, and strain, and groan, hour after hour and day after day, simply that the exhibition may put money Into tho purses of a few enterprising pro moters! With what holy horror would the Greeks of old turn away from this mercenary grindlng.up of human beau ty In the mill of Mammon! PULLIAM ELECTED Rules and Deals Talked Over But Nothing Stir ring is Done. By SAM CRANE. New York, Dec. 13.—Bresnabin, Browne and Dahlen for Schlel and Lo- bert, of the Cincinnati club, Is the trade that the New York club propoees to the Cincinnati, and the Cincinnati officials are hesitating. From a Xe w York standpoint It looks as If the Cin cinnati club would be getting all the best of the deal, but Manager Me- Graw's Idea Is to get young players who h^ve shown promise. The men he Is willing to trade are stars, every one. And still the Cincin nati club Is hesitating. The great big trouble Is that Garry Herrmann dare not take his own judgment, and hae put the matter up to Dreyfus and others who hate to see the New York club strengthened up fn any way, shaile or manner. Amendments and elections were the order at the league meeting yesterday afternoon. Harry Pulliam was re elected for his sixth year as presl- dent, getting seven out of eight votes cast. The other went to Frank DeHaas Robinson. Secretary-Treasurer John Heydler was unanimously re-elected, as was the board of directors, consisting of Barney Dreyfus, of Pittsburg: Char, lie Ebbltts, of Brooklyn; Garry Herr mann. of Clnclnantl; Charles Murphy, of Chicago, and George Dovey, of Bos ton. The league president took up for In formal consideration amendments to the constitution, which, If anythin; finally Is done about them, must go In the form of recommendations to the rules committee of the major leagues, which will meet In February, next. Max Flelschmann, of Cincinnati, In this connection, brought up the matter of placing the pitcher's box on a level with the diamond, a question much mooted and having advocates on both sides. Then there was more Informal die. cusslon over a proposition to reduce the number of pitched balls a batter may have from four to three. The delegates, however, before they adjourned until 1 o'clock this afternoon, discussed the rules of the national commission !s reference to purchased and drafted players. Afterward a recommendation was adopted to the national commis sion that players drafted from the minor leagues be treat#! the same ai purchased players. • foot- J. WALKER LEACH. Hero Is a picture of tho new ball captain of the University of Tennessee. He Is an end and star player. Jackson Club May Get Carlos Smith "Don't run your car to the limit of Its power," says M. B. Hatch, sales manager of the Thomas. “Any car, one, two, four or six cylinders, will run better and longer If Its power Is not taxed to Its utmost. An example of this was recently shown when one of our older models was brought to the factory for over hauling. Although the car had been run many thousands of miles, the en tire mechanism of the car was found to be In perfect condition. When com plimented on his drlv'ng, the chauffeur •aid, 'It's easy. I take the steep hills on third speed.'” 00900000000000000000000000 O BILL, THE 8LEUTH, AFTER THAT CATCHER. O O O The Cincinnati Enquirer saya: O O "President Joyner (Helsman?) O O and Manager Billy Smith, of At- O O tents, are running a fine-tooth O O comb through the National League O O In the hope of pulling out a good O O young catcher. President Bryce O O and Manager Clymer. of Colum- 0 O bua, are also after players, hut O O have not yet succeeded in doing 0 O anything.” O 00000000000900000000000000 Special to Tin* Georgian. Jackson, Miss., Dec. 12.—That Co lumbus will retain her place In the Cotton States League Is guaranteed by statements from a majority of the members of the board of directors. The Columbus association operated Inst year at a loss of several thousand dollars, but the Columbus baseballlsts evidently have genuine sporting blood In their veins, and are determined to stick to the game. "Uncle Ace” Stew art, manager of the team. Is now scouting for new players. In local baseball circles there has been nothing doing for several weeks. Manager Montgomery Is wintering In Jackson, and early next year he will endeavor to arrange for some new players. An Interesting report Is cur rent that Jackson will try to capture Carlos Smith, star outfielder of the Birmingham team, who Is ho longer un der contract with the Vaughan man agement, and Is at liberty to sign where he pleases this season. Smith owns considerable property at Brookhaven, 50 miles south of here, and It is believed that he would rather play with Jack- son than any other team. There have been no developments In the proposed sale of the Jackson franchise to New Orleans people, and It may be assumed that local Interest* will control the team during the 1907 season. The Jackson directors are unaltera bly opposed to a compromise with Mo- bole over the $2,500 withdrawal matter, and It Is understood ‘that at the meet- In'- In Gulfport on December 17 they will Insist on the Alabama team paying the full amount. O’BRIEN MUST FIGHT SOME "Jawn” Can Redeem Him self Somewhat by Fin ishing Heveron. Chalmers Gets Into Auto Game The most notable newcomer tor some time In the ranks of the manufacturers of motor cars Is Hugh Chalmers, for merly vice president and general man ager of the National Cash Register Co, of Dayton, Ohio. Mr. Chalmers has long been a stu dent of the progress of the automobile Industry, and tbl* past week has allied New York, Dec. 12.—Thomas Shar key. the "betting bug” of Fourteenth street, has been selected to referee the Jack O’Brlen-BHl Heveron fight at Philadelphia Friday night. Bob Grady, of the Industrial Club, has the match In hand, and as Philadelphia Jawn Is a tremendous favorite In the City of the Sleepers, he expecta a packed pa vilion. Jawn was Introduced to the Quakers after his big confession, and they cheered him to the echo. They really believe that the confessing kid will be us good as he can be In the future. O’Brien has to make short work of Heveron in order to make good. He meets Jack Johnson at the same club next month. M’CAY BOWLS WITHELLIOTT Bernie Coming Over to Try For the Individual Championship. Bemle McCay. captain of the Mobile bowling team, has challenged J. R. Elliott, captain of the Atlanta bowling team, for a series of five games to de cide the Individual championship of the South. Mr. Elliott has accepted the chal lenge and the match will take place on the George W. Case alleys Friday night, beginning at 8:30 o'clock. A large number will accompany Mc Cay on the trip to witness the match, as there Is an unusual amount of In terest centered In It. It Is also probable that "Rube” Waddell, the eccentric pitcher of the Philadelphia Americans, .$'111 be present, as he Is spending the winter In Mobile, and la an enthusiastic bowler. This match will no doubt prove to be one of the most Interesting ever pulled oft In Atlanta. CHICAGO PUGILISTS FIGHT TO A DRAW. Peoria, IIL, Dec. It.—Danny Good man and Dusty Miller, both of Chica go, fought a hard ten-round draw be fore the Peoria Athletic Club here last night. himself with one of the most successful of the younger automobile concerns, the E. R. Thomas Detroit Co. He has pur chased s heavy stock Interest, and be comes president of the company. E. R. Thomas, of Buffalo, retains his stock holding and his membership on the board ol directors, and In no way loses Ids Identity with the organisation. The product will continue to be mar keted by the E. R. Thomas Co, of Buf. fnlo, whose sales department has al ready made contracts covering the sea son's output. . - Let This Be the Happiest Xmas Yet You can do it if you will—all there is about it is to get busy and do all in your power to throw a little ray of sunshine into some life that will be glad to feel it, and then you have done some good. This is the house where you can remeniber people without any trouble and with but little expense. For instance, you well know that the happiest moment of child life is that great love and expectancy of old “Santa Claus.” Isn’t it sweet? You have been a child once and you are well prepared to answer the question, so don’t forget the dear, sweet little tot of the older child-Remein- bet they will only be children one time in this life and it costs so little to make them supremely happy. We have Toys galore: Wagons, Tricycles, Bicycles, Skates, Dolls, Games and a hundred things that will so quickly double the love that the little fellow already has for “old Santa.” If you want to remember Sister, look over our immense line of silver novelties. If it’s Brother, then get into our shaving supply department, or the pocket cutlery, and no doubt you will find the desired article. If it’s MUmma, then we could not commence to enumerate the many useful, every day needful articles that can be used as a gift. Well, it doesn’t matter who it is you want to remember, in our many big filled departments you can find just the thing, just the proper size, and just the proper price and a most desirable present for either Mother, Father, Sister, Brother, Uncle, Aunt, Sweetheart or stranger. Never before have we shown sc many beautiful, serviceable, durable and economically priced things as we are doing this season. We will be delighted to show you through at any time. KING HARDWARE CO. 53 Peachtree Street 87 Whitehall Street