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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 17. 1907.
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HERE’S WHA TS DOING WITH SPOR TS~ WHICH ISW T MUCFl
NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
By PERCY H. WHITING.
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association has give us
that one-year rule we wanted.
Now why not all get together and see what we can do about
having decent athletics from prep schools to universities!
The prep schools have a reform coming to them, and they
seem in danger of overlooking the fact.
But especially it is up to the colleges.
Any college bnseball team that wants a coach who knows his
business apply to Otto Jordan, Atlanta, Qa.
Otto has been at Milledgevillc each spring as coach for a
couple of years and has turned out good teams. But intercol
legiate baseball has been abolished there and Otto is looking for
a new place.
“Once a coach, always a coach,” says Otto. “I’ve got to have
me a job.”
It would be hardly possible to get a better man. Otto knows
baseball as well as any man in the South and the work he has got
out of the Atlanta team, ns field captain, for the past two years,
has shown what he can do ns a leader of bnseball men.
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Joe Rickert is going to coach the Mississippi College team in
the spring—will give up his job ns a saloon artist to do it.
From'mixing booze to coaching a lot of college boys is a queer
jump. But probably “Diamond Joe” will make a success of it.
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The Southern Leaguers nro sorry that Johnny Dobbs has
dropped out of the running. John was a quiet, clqver, gentleman
ly chap, well educated, well behaved and in consequence well
liked. He had a hard tenra to handle in Nashville and maybe his
methods were not strict enough. But his tennt made money, even
though a tail-ender, and it scorns as though he was entitled to an-
other trial. ’ _ ■ -
The New Orleans club can have Frank Delelinnty if it wants
him. Hie is said to be a trouble-maker from start to finish and would
disorganize any club. When Frank WANTS to play, he is as good
ns the best of them. But he has a chronic grudge against man
kind and is one of these baseball politicians.
What a couple of men of that character can do to a ball club
was pretty clearly shown in Birmingham last year. Vaughn had
a club which should have finished one-two-three. But it didn’t.
Cause: A couple of malcontents, team politics, too many
candidates for the job of manager and a lack of firmness on the
part of Vaughn in dealing with conditions.
A couple of football teams representing societies connected
with a church got in a row up in Williamsburg, N. Y., the other
day and the police had to stop the disturbance.
Moral: Only college footbnll should be tolerated.
Probably that is not strictly a moral, but you gather the idea.
In the major leagues they are trying to do away with double-
headers ns far ns convenient
We wish the Southern League would take up the desirable
reform. Double-headers are an abomination, and the less of
them we havo the better.
"AS TO FAKERS,” SAYS TAD,
“O’BRIEN WAS NOT ONLY ONE”
By TAD.
New York, Dec. 17.—Jack O'Brien's
quirk defeat of Bill Heveron at Phila
delphia Friday night brtnga Jawn be
fore ua again.
Any way you take It, O'Brien le a
great lighter and when trying honestly
can cope with any man of his weight
In the world.
Jawn Ima had hla pannlnga. The
festive little peanut hasn't much on
him. lie haa seen the error of hla ways
and la now on the level.
He aurely was on the level when he
nudged Heveron on the masticating
portion of hla anatomy. Now that
Jawn Is good, why 1st him alone.
He la not the only faker In the world,
lie told ua ho waa crooked and la now
lighting hla way back Into our good
graces.
Yea. quite a few were crooked before
they found It paid to be honest. Didn't
the grent Bob Flltsalmmone (who la
going about telling us of hla honesty),
fake? Didn't he admit faking?
Didn't Joe Gana admit faking? And
later didn't he make more money In a
year than he ever made In hla Ilfs be
fore?
Waan^t Britt a faker and didn't he
continue to draw Immense purses In
hla tights?
Well, ■ •
Into Juat to get Jawn In the ring.
He double-crossed, the Quaker then and
won a decision. What's he doing him
self but side-stepping? O'Brien of
fered to light him six or twenty rounds
and give the money to charity. John
son offered to fight him etx or twenty
rounds and give him 76 per cent of the
money If he didn't stop him. Is Tom
my returning?
Cut out that quince talk for a while.
Burns. Corns home here with the real
lighters.
Stanley (Young) Ketchel, the Mon
tana welter-weight who beat Joe
Thomas last Thursday night In a 10-
round go at 8an Francisco, has Jumped
from an unknown to a contender for
the middle-weight title In three lights.
Kstqhell has proved that he la entitled
to meet the winner of the Kelly-Papke
bout, which la scheduled for December
SO In Milwaukee, and already the West
ern fight promoters ara dickering for
the match.
Cut” in Jennings’ Salary
Proves Very Good Increase
Detroit, 17.—Hughey Jennings
hoe found out there Is such a thing as
gratitude. When Jenntnge met his em
ployers. Yawkey and Navtn, at the
Chicago meeting of the American
League they called him to on* side.
. "Wo don’t want to take any advan
tage of you," said Spokesman Kavln.
"but I wish you would take this new
Malarkey May
Not Manage Macon
There are grave doubts If John Ma
larkey will manage Macon next year.
Harry Vaughn has announced that hs
will not give waivers on him and he
may pitch for Birmingham next sea
son.
A rumor at the meeting had It that
Savannah was trying to get Berate Me.
Cay to lead her club during the coming
season.
contract and look It over and see
whether you aro willing to stand the
cut.”
Hughey opened the document. In
stead of a cut. there was a liberal
boost for the unexplred portion of the
time for which he has been engaged.
Jennings signed the new contract with,
out a murmur, and now will receive aa
much as any leader In the American
League.
Y. M. C. A. Plays
Stone Mountain
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O “ANOTHER GOOD TEAM
O FOR ATLANTA," 8AYS BILL. O
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0 The Nashville American.
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The second Y. M. C. A. basketball
team and the team representing the
University School of Stone Mountain
will meet Thursday night In the Y. M.
C. A. gymnasium.
The llne-upe of the teams follow:
U. S. Y. Id. C. A.
Portor, e Phillips, c.
Doster, f Farguaon, f.
Cory, f ....Cheatham, f.
Bailey, g ,.. ... ...Jones, g.
Evans, g A vary. g.
Harris, sub.
It It reported that the Central Lesgue
will drop Cistos and tike In Zanrevltle.
The champion rugby team of belaud
Stanford. Jr., University of Cillfornli, may
Invade Canada. ,
iv wanta the world’s cham-
leagthencd to Are game*
lx games out of eleven.
Clnclanstl's elongated catcher. McLean,
haa pugtltatlc aspirations He woeld Uke
to light Tommy Horae.
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CHARLEY BABB DOPES OUT
HIS TEAM FOR NEXT YEAR
When Charley Babb was In Atlanta
he was asked what looked Ilka his reg
ular team for 1M8. Here if hla pick:
Catchers—Ott and Owens.
Pitchers—Savage, Schwenck, Gnrrl-
ty and Swift.
Jnlleld—Carey, flrat bdse: Cranston,
second base; Richards third base;
VogeJ, shortstop.
Jutfleld—Fox. left; Kustus, center;
McKenna, rlghL
Emm
At the close of last lesson's race Billy
Smith, of Atlanta, had no lean than six
teen men on the Atlanta pay-roll, four
teen In uniform and two In the clnb
house ready for an emergency. When
Manta turned Info the stretch on the
home grounds the following players were
In the employ of the club: 8weeney,
Smith, t.'HRtleton, Ford, Maekenafa
Spade, Zeller, Fox, Jordan. Castro, Dyer,
l'aakerL winters. Bockor and IVrrv
I.lpe. of the Macon clnb. With Smith
disregard of the role« .
Now, Perry Lips waa in Aiiani* at me
cloae of J*j»t season and BIB; .Smith did
have n bunch that he might sign him. Dut
I.lpe wag never a member of the Atlanta
team and wae'nerer “In the clnb house
ready for an emergency.'*
As for counting Hill Smith aa a player,
well, that la a rich Joke. As well count
Prank for New Orleans or Finn for Little
Rock. The only difference was that Smith
waa In uniform. He never had nny more
notion of playing, though, than “The Dutch
man” did.
“Saturday in Atlanta the astute Sam-
_el waa again on ha *
goodly bunch of the
That la another of “them things'* from
rhe Tirnea-I-Mnocrat.
If Strang waa on hand he kept himself
veil out of sight The on
from Chattanooga waa A.
Shreveport got the beat of
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0 CHATTANOOGA STILL 0
0 HOPES FOR FRANCHISE. 0
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0 Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 17.— 0
0 Speaking of the Atlanta South- 0
0 ern League meeting, A. M. Gifford, 0
0 a local baseball enthusiast, who. 0
0 attended the meeting, said: 0
0 “We met with much encourage- 0
0 ment, and there Is not a city in 0
0 the league that la unfriendly to 0
0 us.” said Mr. Gifford. "We have 0
0 not altogether lost out. and there 0
0 Is a chance that a deal for one of 0
A the franchises may be closed. 0
0 We expect an official and Anal D
O answer tomorrow, or perhaps thl®0
0 afternoon. The deal can be closed 0
0 In an hour if a favorable answer 0
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say that Hart Is an especially good man.
The Nohlett. by the* way, Is Jim, not Bert.
Tile fit. Loula Browns train In Shreveport
next spring. .
Two years ago Itarney Dreyfuas. raped
across the continent to get Joe Neamn to
play first base for Pittsburg for $8,000 a
ear before Cincinnati could reach him.
iow Barney would trade/Joe. Stung again.
Coach Biagg would like awfully wdtt to
have his Maroons play Vale.
JACK O’BRIEN DUCKS OUT
OF FIGHT WITH JOHNSON
New York, Dec. 17.—Jack O'Brien has run
out of hla proposed fight with Jack John
son, so the articles signed for the fight are
Just so much spoiled paper. Poor Jaeg baa
hurt his hand hitting BUI Heveron, one of
the choicest quineea ?ver grown in Eng
land.
Aftey the Heveron affair O’Brien made a
date/with Slim Fltapatrlck. who % aald he
wmlld clinch the Johnson boot. O'Brien
came, to the scratch all right, but at once
announced that he had broken hla hand in
the fight of the previous evening and that
his doctor told him that It would be Impos
sible for him to box agnln for at least two
months. .
In support of the statement that some of
the hones In hla right hand were smashed,
he pulled back the ruff of his.immaculate
kid clove and showed some Iodine stains.
Now that there Is nothing doing with
Philadelphia Jack, Johnson is begin nine to
feel the chill of winter. He had figured on
a ton of coar nnd r few groceries with the
proceeds of the scrap/ There la a long win
ter on and everything going out and mighty
little coming lu, to keep 111* Arthur from
having to ask charity, or really haring to
go to work.
The moving pictures of the Burns-Mofr
battle were shown In New York last nleht
Only five rounds were thown on the canvas
but thcro was enough to show how the l.*»
tie was won and who the letter man wat*
The knock-out fa plainly seen. Burns had i?
pretty soft all the way through. *
Muir took the count four times darln*
the affair and not once did he have a
chance In the fight. Well, maybe once in
the third round, when he cuffed Burns on
the head and battered him on the neck and
ears. It looked as though the gunner witht
have gathered, but the Canadian was staiu
Ing.
Olsen Too Much
For Peanut Man
Chicago, Dec. 17.—Dr. T. M. Allen, who
has immortalized the peanut by making it
his sole food for two months, finished his
“stunt" before n crowd In bis home town
Inst night. Then he offered to show the In
vigorating effects by outwrestllnff any man
in the house. Bull Olsen, of Chicago, took
the doctor up and tossed him over the ropes
into the crowd.
DON’T PUT IT OFF
Make your Christmas buying a pleasure by doing it early. That gives you a better and
cleaner stock to choose from, and more time to select. We’ll tag, and wrap, and store away
anything you buy here, and deliver it any time you say. By having your shopping finished
you can enjoy the last rushes of holiday buyers as an interested spectator and not.be worried
at the last minute. ' ' Z
A great assortment of Chiffon-
iers in Oak, Mahogany and
Bird's-Eye Maple finishes.
Sorao with all long drawers,
some with two short top draw
ers, and four long drawers, and Exactly like cut; handsome
others with Hat Boxes. All Quartered Oak Dressing Table
prices. One exactly like cut in with big oval glass; Just right
sr*?. 0 *.. .$12.75 &“* $12.50
main open
till 8 at night
for the con
venience of
our custom
ers. This will
be an ideal
time for trad
ing, as the
store will not
b e crowded
and 2 e 1 e c-
tiom can be
made with
more time
and care.
50 straight and combination
Book Cases and Desks. Our
line of cathedral glass fronts is
an innovation, but makes the
handsomest goods df this na.
ture you ever examined. Will
you come and see them? We
are holding open house these
days. One #aa
like cut for
Wood's Chifforobe
The neat man't delight. Made of solid quartered oak,
rubbed down to a mlrror-like brilliancy, 6 feet 2
Inchea high, Sfeet 8 Inches wide, and 221-1 inchte
dean. Haa 6 draw-era and a hat box; divided Into 8
compart menu. War'—*' * ** *“ ** ' ‘
Inches, containing •
ere. A perfeot
dollar a week
compartment!.Wardrobe part Is 22 by 20 by 4 feet 6
Inchee, containing 4 panta hangers, and 4 coat hangs
ert. A perfeot gem for methodical men. Only a
— s $25.00
We have no collectors.
7ou make your own terms
and do your own paying.
We Can Save You $5.00 to $10.00 On a Range
Proposition
We’ll take your old stove,
or range, or gas stove as
first payment on one of
our fine New “Eagle”
Steel Ranges, at a fair val
uation-say^ or $10, or
even more, according to
worth. This saves throw
ing away, or giving away
your old stove, and enables
you to save $5 or $10, and
to get an “Eagle” without
investing a cent at time of
purchase. The balance you
can pay at $1 a week or $5
a month.
How We Can
Afford It
About 18 months
ago we made a con
tract with the man
ufacturers of the
“Eagle” goods at
prices 30 per cent
less than today’s
market. Just before
this contract ex
pired we ordered
seven carloads of
the “New Eagle”
Steel Ranges and
they are now in our
warehouse. That’s
why we can afford
to sell you a $50
Range for $39.50,
and still make a fair
profit. That’s why
we can make you
the above liberal
offer. That’s why
we can make you
such liberal terms.
$1 Down and
$1 a Week
Proposition
If you cannot convenient
ly call, telephone either
phone 744, and we’ll send
out a man to value your
stove and you can see just
exactly how much you can
save before you come to
buy. We can certainly
save you $5.00 and maybe
more. We have arranged
with a second-hand store
to take over all the stoves
and ranges we trade in
during this sale. Don’t put
off buying, as this offer is
liable to be withdrawn
without notice.
The New “Eagle” Steel Range
Our Music Cablnat itock la full
and complete. Every teste cen be
gratified. We recommend the tbove
style, hawever, ee the best value In
our stack. Stylish, handsome,
smooth ee glass, nest, flowing lines,
nothing cen bo more artistic, nothing
more desirable
This steel plate French Range le our latest Improvement and le made of
cold drawn blued eteel sheet*, put together In the most skilful and
sclentlflc manner by flret-claee mechanics. The "EAGLE!' Is 60 Inches
high, 27 Inchea deep and 42 Inches long; the oven la JSrll Inches, the
top baa six large holes and la surmounted by e capacious hot closet,
mode of blued steel.
The "EAGLE" le handsomely nickeled, all doors, supports, handles
flanges and edgea being solid nickeled. The "EAGLE" le fully asbestos
lined, and fitted with a duplex grate, which burns wood or coal, end
pouch feed, so that you can feed the (Ire without opening tops. A
long draft plate extends hortsontalty across the front end. giving fresh
air to entire length of lire. Thle feature saves you money. We guar
antee the "EAGLE’ to be absolutely perfect In operation and the price
$39=
than this psttsrn.
$1 Down
$1 A Week
$10
Walter J. Wood Company
103-5-7-9-11 Whitehall .Street.
Thf« (• a December special, but we
have only a few and cannot guar
antee you one unless you come early.
Thie is the moit perfectly made
deak we’ve offered yet: Quartered
oak throughout, strongly made and
superbly finished. Rubbed by hand
to a brilliant polish; 50 other etylee
in stock, in mahogany, bird'a-eye
and oak, but our apecial ia an extra
valua.
$1 Down
$1 A Week