Atlanta Georgian and news. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1912, December 18, 1907, Image 14
XiLE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1907.
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If MOBILE ENTERS SOUTHERN SOMEBODY PAYS $2,500 (P. H. WHITING
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By PERCY H. WHITING.
Tho Cotton States Leanne" called the Southern's bluff.
It is now up to the Class A organization to show down the
cards or drop out of the game.
In other words, either tho Southern Ijeaguc or, the Mobile
club must pay the $2,500 due the Cotton States if the Mobile ter
ritory is drafted from them or else Mobile must play in the Cot
ton States league and Shreveport in the Southern.
It is all cut, dried and salted away in sealed packages,
though, that the Mobile club is going to get in.
The entertaining question arises: who will managet
Of course, it is either Tom Fisher or Bernie McCay. And
either would make a rattling good manager. Nashville wants
Fisher, Mobile wants McCay. Two vacancies and two good men.
The matter ought to be arranged easily.
Probably the most important action of the S. I. A.* A. at its
Clerason meeting—more important than the one-year rule or the
regulation of the card system—was the change in the constitu
tion which made college presidents, committees made up largely
of faculty members and team captains responsible for the ath
letic cleanliness of the teams in the various colleges’
Tho real fault with the old system was that nobody was re
sponsible for anything.
The bulk of the legislation, practically all of which was pro
posed by Clcmson, was directed to defining more clearly the du
ties of the district vice presidents, and emphasizing more clearly
the responsibility of the college authortics for the eligibility of
players.
In addition to requiring the usual certificates, the new rules
require that tho president of the college, or his authorized repre
sentative, shall certify to the vice president that, to the best of
his knowledge and belief, the players whose certificates arc for
warded are eligible under the S. I. A. A. laws. This provision is
going to have an important and far-reaching effect.
If a ringer played on a college team the faculty did not know
about it, the coach laid the responsibility on the alumni, the cap-
taih took his orders from the coach, the members of the team did
whatever tho captain told them.
So the responsibility all went back to the alumni—and that’s
a decidedly intangible body to punish for offenses and to regu
late when it does wrong.
Under the new S. I. A. A. rules the presidents of the colleges
and members of the faculties are responsible. Of course they will
not do the actual work of keeping the teams cliian, but they will
appoint the men who will. If any dirty work is on tap the presi
dent of tho college and the faculty members will be responsible.
If you want to keep athletics clean make somebody responsi
ble who IS responsible. ,
Now that it is put up to the men in highest authority in thb
colleges to keep their teams clean there is less use of stringent
rules. These gentlemen are not going to try to dodge any rules.
And every time you do away with the need of rules you help
the game.
BURNS AND HIS TINY TRAINER
TAD’S TALKS ON PUGS
By TAD.
• Nef York. Pee. 18.—A second look at the
moving picture* of tbe Bnrns-Molr light
make* Tommy Burn* look bigger nml
brighter to us. He shine* forth like it
searchlight In darkest Africa. lie surely
was In darkest Africa when he dug up
Moir. The lutter merely aped a boxer after
the third round, when the floor cnuie up
nml hit him In the face.
l'tigillatlc atnra acrosa the pond are mere
tallow candles when compared with the
32-c:mdle power lioys we have here.
What would O'Brien, Twin HuHIvati. or
Johnson do to Moir?
Burns merely toyed with him. danced
prettily for the picture machine and wore
Ida sweetest smile eseh round ns he aimed
himself for bla corner. Beating Gunner
Moir, champion heavyweight of England,
sounded biff, hut In reality It was not Idg.
It was like the man who pulled up the
river, It souuded big but It wasn't much)
Many a man has pulled up the rtrer *nh
tbe tide.
It wn* Indeed n sad accident which Uf.n
our ohl pal, Jawu O'Brien, the other night
which caused him to call off hU go wit,'
Jack Johnson. O’Brien kuockeil BUI lig
and after lacing up his shoes and niovla*
some trunks lie went home anil put a
tons of coal In the cellar. w
The next morning he met the undonbia
Samuel Mtxpntrick to sign articles for ths
Johnson light, and discovered that bis ulna
I tone was broken.
Mp* goodness, how unlucky some of U |
Owen Moran Is now down to hard work
and an vs Abe Attell will get the hardest
tight of his career. He feels the champion,
ship la his already. Al*e has a few thoughts
on the subject himself. 8 *
Owen, have a care!
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
WILL INVADE CHICAGO
Chicago, D*c. 18.—James J. Callahan,
former manager of the Chicago White
Box, and now owner of the I>ogan
Square ball park, has joined the ranks
of the American Association and paved
the way for a baseball war. That a
war will be declared Is now certain.
At a meeting at which Callahan,
President Joseph O’Brien, of the Amer
ican Association; President M. E. Can.
tlllon, of Minneapolis, and President
Hevenor, of the Milwaukee club, were
present. Jimmy was olTered the Chica
go franchise of the association and ac
cepted It. That the men are In earnest
about Invading this city Is shown by
the fact that President George E. Finn
of the St. Paul club, offered to sell hli
franchise and players to Callahan.
WILHELM OR STOCKDALE
MAY MANAGE NASHVILLE
Irwin Wilhelm, of Birmingham, and
Otis 8tockdaJa, of Memphis, are men
tioned aa possible managers of the
Nashville club for ths coming season.
Either of these men ought to do well.
Both of them are men of education
• and brains, know baseball, have a wide
acquaintance among ball players and
have played long enough In the South
ern League to know what they are up
against.
As soon as Jimmy Ryan arrived In
Montgomery, the Montgomery Baseball
Association held a meeting and voted
to turn over to him whatever money
was needed to get a good team.
Jimmy Ryan and coin galore ought
to be a winning combination. Jimmy
knows tho players and money will get
them.
You have to band it to the Mont
gomery Baseball Association. When
President Chambers took hold of things
over In Sleepervllls, tbs moguls laugh
ed at him aa an “amataur.” The news
papers poked fun at him, especially
when he waxed exceedingly waryi un
der the collar because It was predict
ed Isst spring that Montgomery would
not last out the season.
But President Chambers and his
backers have shown ths right spirit of
gameness. They backed up John Ma-
larkey and got a fair team last year.
They will back Ryan eevn better, and
should have a decidedly better team.
Greatest of All Delehanties
Was the Long Lamented Ed
Jimmy Ryan, the old Chicago star,
now with Montgomery as manager,
hands It out to Ed Delehanty. He
says:
“You can talk about your Delehantys
as treat ballplayers. I have heard of
Joe and hla great batting average of
,li« In the Trt-State League. I know
Jim Delehanty played great ball ■ for
Washington. I have heard of Tom,
Frank and Willie, but when you come
right down to summing up the Dele
hanty family, the late lamented Ed
stands out pre-eminent.
"When you talk of Delehantys 1 1
think all of them must be counterfeits
compared to the gnat and only Ed.
Nobody will ever approach the old
Philadelphia outflelder aa a slugger.
I well remember the day he made four
Barry Not Even
A Near-Champion
Los Angeles, Dee. II.—Sam Lang
ford, of Boston, performed a delicate
operation upon James J. Barry, of
Montana, removing from the latter's
system all traces of the championship
bag.
It took ten rounds to do the trick
before tbe Pacific Athletic Club here
last night, but had the negro been
born with a punch In at least one hand
he might bare won his battle Inside of
five rounds. Barry, who only bad a
few days' training, was In no shape to
put up a stiff fight and after two rounds
spent In an attempt to floor Sam for
the count. Jimmy “blew out" and fori
sight rounds contented nlmsetf with
backing, stalling and clinching There
were occasional (lashes of fierce light
Ing, but they were so few and far be
tween that they do nut count.
home rung In succession In a game at
the Chicago grounds. Every time up he
hit the ball squarely on the nose.
T well recall one of the drives. It
was a smash to deep center, and Bill
Lange started after It like all poe-
sesseil. Delehanty made the circuit
with ease and after waiting four min
utes for Lange to return the ball sev
eral of bis teammates Journeyed to
the Club house to find Lange stretched
tna ground behind the club house
ttlng for breath. He was all In. The
1 rolled under the house and Lange
never recovered It. •
"That was not the only great exhi
bition of hitting I have seen by big
Ed. It was a pleasure to watch him
smite the ball." .
Here Is Tommy Burns and ths man who Is getting him ready for hit fights in England. “Little Jumbo”
Eekelstone is ths giant’s name, and he is a marvelous man at conditioning fighters. He helped to get Burns
ready for the Moir fight.
MOBILE MUST PAY $2,500 TO
GET OUT OF COTTON STATE
By BERNIE M'CAY.
Gulfport, Miss., Dec. 18.—Mobile can
have her release from the Cotton States
League for 82.SOO. "Pny or stay In,"
was the ultimatum of the moguls who
met here yesterday for their annual
session. "And do It before January 1,”
was an additional provision.
Tho Mobile delegation got cold com
fort at the session. There was no de
sire shown to let the Alabama city out
lightly, and there was some feeling
over the matter.
The repreeentatlvea present were T.
D, Tattum, President Pratt, Gulfport;
A. C. Crowder, Jackson; Frank Scott,
Vicksburg; W. C. Banks, Columbus;
C. Z. Colsson, H. T. Hartwell, Mo
bile. Bcott held the Meridian proxy.
A committee on revision of the con
stitution was appointed and this body
will report at the noxt"meetlng of the
league, which'will be held January 14.
This committee will especially consider
a change In the division of the gate re.
celpts.
The Spalding ball was adopted as of.
flclal for the league. Charley White
represented the New York Arm at the
meeting.
A. C. Crowder, Allen McCants and
T. D. Tattum were named as a commit,
tee on applications for league member,
ship. Ths applicants are Monroe, Ga.;
Lake Charles, La.; Selma, Ala. The
new officers are A. C. Crowder, presi
dent, succeeding D. 8. Compton; T. D.
Tattum, vice president, succeeding J.
H. O'Neil, resigned.
BASEBALL POET
IS DYING GAME
By WILLIAM F. KIRK.
Bursting Into 8ong.
The Baseball Poet snt In Ills cheer-
less apurtment alone with hla thoughts
—lonely, oh, so lonely.
The library In which ho lounged was
plainly, yet tnstefully, furnished. 1
solid, square mission table stood stolid
ly In the center of a creaky floor, Its
legs resting on a well-known rug, a rug
that showed the wear and tear of age
and still retulned traces of Its former
beauty. On tho wnlls were sundry pic
tures and prints, “Washington Crossing
the Delaware," "Washington Almost
Winning a Pennunt," “Napoleon's Re
treat from Moscow" and "Griffith's Re-
Ireat from Montana,” all peering down
at the Baseball Poet, who placed them
where they were.
Without’a terrifle storm was raging.
The flying flakes of snow that blinded
the eyes of stray pedestrians, the weird
howling of the wind from over tho
Palisades, ■ the gentle whirr of the gus
meter, nnd the Infinitesimal snores of
the sheltered cockroaches In the kitch
en—these stirred the Baseball Poet's
Muse to action, and, In the words nnd
flgurea following, he wrote:
Dead Autumn'ft leaves are whirling to
the' ground.
Young Winter's flakes ore gaily fol
lowing suit:
Across the lea the Northern xephyrs
4>ound.
And vulnly do I strive to tune my
lute.
Oh, how It blows! The night grows
bitter cold.
And teurs unbidden trickle through
my lids.
Bring hark, bring back. O Muse, the
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days of old.
When New York’s Giants were the
Candy Kids!
Three years ago—It seems but yester
day—
The Giants were the greatest of the
great;
The crowds that hustled out to see
them play
Were sorely pressed to wiggle
through the gnte.
In those glad hours. I.scaled Parnassus'
heights,
Singing of Mathewson's terrific
speed;
In those glad hours I gavs McQraw hls
rights.
But now, alas, niy Muse has gone
to seed. . .
To sing, or not to sing; that Is the
question;
Whether 'tts nobler for a bard to
praise,
Or, In the throes of chronic Indiges
tion,
To knock McGraw's (and Griffith’s)
pennant plays.
It's pretty hard to knock our New York
leaders.
And harder atlll .to do the boosting
thing.
Reflect Upon my plight, my gentle
readers— ■
Believe me. '1 am saddest when I
sing. ’ . . .
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FUNNY JUNK
team ha* closed a fairly successful m-„m....
hut would hare done better with some of
the horse play cut out.
John T. Drush roted for Frank Itoblaon
There wasn't any nse In the American
league holding Its meeting In a. twenty-four
foot ring, even had Hherlff Ktrnsshelm al
lowed such a thing. The Commy-Bnn
heavyweight battle was confined to scowls.
The new football game has arrived at the
disappearing stage. The experts have be
gun to tluker with the rules.
Our popular bet-taker. Jim O’Leary, says
there Is some dearth of business of late ow-
Ing to the activities of certain persons be
This city was crowded last week with
baseball men from other (stints. They are n
Jolly set of fellows. Horeetlmes they forget
tho day of tbe week and Inadvertently break
a Monday Jaw without knowing It. I
Walt Eckeraall, a local foot artist, opines
that some players nre so Inartistic that they
won't let him show his ability. Shame on
the Mohawks,
We didn’t sand any piker to the National
league meeting. Blowing off 200 friends
to a feed at the Waldorf-Castorln was cut*
’I. 11 * .* * or I* 10 fl<-‘tnon spender,
Charles Webb Murphy. .
The C,;A. A. has turned Into a club of
wonderfnl walkers, but we notice the same
Hue of cabs and whig carts drawn up before
Its entrance evOry day. *
hat, Won't our old friend Pop Bottle Ih>
ug those present at . the opening game
next spring? At that, a . hot water bag.
which wouldn t hurt the umpire, might be
H ‘mprovement for tbe early games.
Jto manufacturers say racing does not
help their game. There la no special talk-
lug point In favor af a machine that has
Just climbed n telegraph pole or Jumped a I
fence.—Chicago Record-Herald. |
AMERICAN LEAGUE SPENDS
$140,000 FOR BALL PLAYERS
Washington. D. C., Dec. 17.—The Wash
ington ball dub has already spent $11,850 In
recruiting from tbe minor leagues In an ef
fort to strengthen the team for next sea
son. Of this sum $4,500 has gono for the
outright purchase of players and $7,350 for
drafts.
The total sum spent by the eight clubs In
the American League Is $140,750. Practically
all of this mouey has been spent since tbe
drafting season started last Au
of It wl
.ugust. Much
will be wasted, aa far ns the major
league Is concerned, for the greater share
of tbe minor league "phenoms" are bound
roster for next season, and
$40,250 In purchases and $2,850 In drafts.
Five other clubs, New York. Cleveland,
'hlladelphln. Detroit nnd Washington, have
the National commission, nnd glren out hr
President Ban Johnson In support of his
contention that tho minor leagues have all
the best of the present rules on tbe pur
chasing nml drafting of players, show what
each club In the American League expended
for recruits for the 1908 season.
. Following Is n Hat of expenditures:
PURCHASES.
Boston $40,254
New York 15.900
Cleveland 13.>»
Detroit 8.834
Philadelphia 8.734
Chicago
St. Louis 6/44
Washington <,{■»
Total ...$103,900
Detroit ...
St. Louis ..
Cleveland
Chicago ...
Boston .. .,
New York
Total ...
Williams, Ex-Clemson Coach,
Will Handle Savannah Team
Special to Tho Georgian.
Savannah, Ga., Dec. . 18.—Bob Wil
liam., who coached V. P. I. this sea
son and who coached Clemaon laat
year, arrived In Savannah today to
coach the Savannah football team. He
la the gijest of Ncyle Colquitt, man
ager of loot year'. Savannah team.
William, coached the Savannah team
laat year and converted It Into a verita
ble machine.
The regular Savannah team did not
orgnnlxe title year, and the team which
tlon here on
daya la a aort of provlalonal team, of
which the Columblaa (or Junior tram)
conatltute the nucleus.
The Savannah line-up Include, atich
stars aa Harmon, Roaslter. Butler, Art.
ley, Shuey and Johnson, while For
sythe has such well-known Southern
football atari aa Bocock, Burks, I’rltch.
ard, Forsythe, Sadler, Ketron, Derrick,
Cox, Hendrix, Keasler. Fertlck and
Shipp. Nearly all of theae men are
known all over the South,
JIM RYAN, OF MONTGOMERY,
ANNOUNCES HIS BALL CLUB
Special to The Georartan.
Montgomery, Ala, Dec. 18.—Mana
ger Jimmy Ryan Is here and the fans
are much pleased with him. He an
nounces that the following have so far
been signed for this season:
First base, Woheleben nnd Baxter:
second base. Perry; shortstop, Pepe and
Kernel; catchers, Besset and Robin
son: pitchers, Almqul.t, Dentarf,
Schopp, Merryman, Stackpolr and
Murray; outfielders, Ryan, Person.,
Henline, Houtx, Lewis and Nadeau.
Manager Ryan Is still out after new
men and he says that he will soon land
nettle players who should be on good
ns any In the league. He Is happy over
the outlook and so Is President Cham
bers.
Michigan hat a shotputter, Joe Horner liy
Now Gans says he will fight Nelson again
If the liene licks McFarland.
Rhymo the Monk Is Disinherited. —
1907, by Asifricaa-Joarsal BKaalocr.
Teams Stronger,
Says C, Murphy
Chicago, Dec. 17.—President MurphL
of the Cuba, says that the world*
champions will have to hump them*
helves to win another pennant neit
season.
"The way the National League team*
are strengthening by swapping pl ft > er *
Indicates that we will have a race m
1908,” said Murphy.
"The Chicago club was given *ev*r*l
chances to make trades for other p|«“
era, but there was nobody we felt m
need of, and all offers were turn*®
down. The Brooklyn and Clnclnnon
clubs were anxious to get Artie H™"
man, and Pat Moran was another pw*
er In demand. Del Howard also wa*
fancied by several managers. *>
Clince thinks too welt of those Mlo»s
to think of letting them go.”
furnish thf( next Jim Jeffries.
Bowetlilng like twenty ball ptoyrri
hare been lu the big leagues beforj
get another chance with the major* *
esson.
After winning In a desperate drive. Jj'Jj
Ntinnully broke tho world’s record *•
furlongs by running the distance la M
•Winds at Oakland, Cal.
President Dovey, of the Boston I
lid In nu Interview thst Teonej • V |
judgment ns managin’ last soft son'’
came* for the Hrft neater*. Fred °* 118
in tbe club. too.
Charlie Mitchell declared, thst 1
knockout punch which put Moir to I
was tbe most scientific Mow he •’ * r < I
delivered. Cholly has bad I
bis way, and talks from slperlenot.
The Cubs bars bent the 8*»x In * l, ‘ nrin * I
tbe Ldfe Augrlea training camp.
A mammoth rtnk for Ice a
Me will mnnn b* erected la Boftos.