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DECEMBER 20
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The Atlanta Georgian
PERCY H. WHITING,
SPORTING EDITOR
NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS j
By PERCY H. WHITING.
Apropos of your advocacy of the "tbree-baH" rule, on the
ground that It will help hitting and enliven the game, why not
suggest also the following changes, which, It seems to me. would
more directly contribute to this end and more feasibly?
Why not take the pitcher out of the batting order?
Why not, Instead of totally abandoning the foul-strike rule,
make the foul strike a half-strike until there are two strikes on
the batter?
Why not have the umpires enforce the rules against delaying
the game, such as Is done by the losing team before the fifth In
ning whdn a train Is to be caught or rain Is Impending and after
the fifth Inning by the winning team?
Why not Inculcate in the professional baseball player the pride
In his profession that will make him always, play the best he
knows how, regardless of the score or the time or the weather
or the attendance?
Why not give the man who make first on a successful sac
rifice hit a stolen base Instead of a bit?
THE HUMAN QUESTION MARK.
You have my permission to take the pitcher out of the bat
ting order.
Probably it would make the game better. It’s a sickening
sight to see a pitcher bat. It is usually worse to see him run
bases. The exceptions are hardly numerous enough to make the
rule good. , /
The question of why pitchers are poor batters has frequently
been discussed. They don’t care, for one thing. They don’t get
to batfoften enough to be in practice for another. For a third,
they are generally so exhausted by the effort of pitching that
they are in no condition to pull off the trying task of swatting
, ’em out. V
With the pitcher out of the batting order there would be a
few more hits to a game, a few more runs as a rule, and we
would not have a feeble exhibittion every time the tail of the bat
ting oVder was reached.
The foul strike rule as it stands is not so bad.
It would be a shade too complicated to talk about half
strikes; would be kind of jarring to have a strike and n half on
a batter, wouldn’t it I
SHAUGHNESSEY TO COACH AGAIN;
CLEMSON ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE
Special to The Georgian.
Clemson College, S. C., Dec. 20.—The
executive committee of the Clemson
College Athletic Association has se
cured the services of Coach Shaugh-
nessey for another baseball and foot
ball season.
Coach Shaughnessey was very suc
cessful with both teams durlnr the past
season, especially In consideration of the
fact that this was his first year with
the Clemson athletes.
The winning of the Thanksgiving
game from Tech sent Shaughnessey
stock considerably to the bull side of
the market Tech had better sit up
and take notice, for Shaughnessey will
have a better team next year than he
put out this year.
Quarterback Lee Is the only senior
who has been regularly on the team
this year. He will likely graduate In
June, but there Is a possibility of his
returning for post-graduate work. If
he does, he will be on the team In all
probability. Caughman. who played
fullback most of the year, will also
graduate In June, but Robbs has been
playing fullback * and can drop right
Into Caughman's place. Warren, an
other senior, played substitute end, but
as both McFadden and Coles will re
turn next year, those places are as well
filled as the yhave ever been at Clem
son.
Clark, at center; D. C. Britt, right
guard: F\ Fleming, left guard; R. T.
Gaston, left tackle; R. H. McFadden,
right end; S. Coles, left end; C. M.
Robb's, fullback; T. 8. Allen, right hair;
and E. Wyndham, left half, are all pret.
ty sure of returning next year. ;
There are several good men who have
been playing for a year or two as sub
stitutes Who will make good. ’varsity
material. Qdom has played at guard
very successfully; W. H. Hanckle has
also played on ’varsity at halfback, as
has Turner and others. Then there
ore scrubs galore from which to draw.
T. 3. Allen has been chosen to cap
tain the 1908 football team. Allen Is
very popular with the men of the team,
as well as with the student body In
general, and will make a splendid lead
er for the 'varsity.
A. C. Lee has been chosen captain of
the baseball team for 1(08. He Is the
best batter on the Clemson nine, and
Is also a fine fielder. No better se
lection could have been made for the
captaincy of the team.
W. W. Kirk, 1908, has been elected
manager of the baseball team, with B.
E. Wolff, 1909, os assistant.
Jack Hpratt has been chosen captain
of the track team; D. M. Traser, man
ager, and W. A. Robinson, assistant
manager. There was much Interest
taken In track athletics last spring,
and there Is indication that there will
be even greater Interest this coming
spring.
Manager Kirk has arranged the fol
lowing schedule for the baseball team:
March 28—Clinton, at Clemson.
April 3-4—Tech, in Atlanta
April 9—S. C. University, at Clemson.
There is no doubt but that the average umpiro is remiss to
the limit about forcing teams to keep moving when they are do.
laying tho game. The rules say: “A forfeited game shall be
declared when a team uses tactics palpably designed to delay the
game.” »
But umpires don’t like to forfeit games and the crowds don’t
like to see them forfeited.
There might bo a rule which would provide that the manager
of a team should be fined $25 and t|ie playera delaying the game
' lela; ‘ ‘
$5 each for EACH INNING of delayed play. /
a bif.
Guess that would make ’em hurry
Umpires are a trifle prone to excuse’ themselves by saying
that the delay was not palpable. But this is absurd. The raw
est of fans can tell in a second when a dilatory policy is de
cided upon.
There aro few things more soporlferous if your team is
ahead and moro irritating if it is behind thnn tho slow baseball
that prevents a legal game being played in the time allowed.
Tho inculcation of pride into a professional ball player is a
littlo too largo a contract for us.
But as a genoral proposition hall players DO have a lot of
prido about their playing and most of them do their best most
of the timo.
It just doesn’t happen*to bo human to do your best always;
and this side of the millennium there Isn’t going to bo any way to
make the averago player on a down-and-out town do anything
but loaf through tho games. This fault of doing your worst
when yon aro losing is not confined to ball players. It is a fault
of the human race as far as we have observed it.
It would aeom absurd to give the man who tries to sacrifice
and then beats out the hunt n stolen base. He has accomplished
what he tried to do and is entitled to tfi^ greatest reword that
the scorer can give to a ball player, to wit: a hit.
Y. M. C. A. SECOND TEAM WINS
FROM STONE MOUNTAIN BOYS
Ths Yount Men’s Christian Asso
ciation second team walttsd Into the
at (relation representing Stone Moun
tain Thursday nttht, al. the Yount
Men’s Christian Association gymna
sium,- and when the final ecore was
counted It stood 31 to 9, with the Yount
Men’s Christian Association team flying
the >2.
The gams was bard (ought from
start to finish. The boys from Stone
Mountain put up a good, clean, (crap
py article of basket ball, and at all
ttmee showed the never-gtve-up spir
it
The Young Men’s Christian Associa
tion team gave a fancy exhibition of
how the game should be played, passing
the hall with a precision that showed
hard practice and plenty of It. For
the Young Men’s Christian Association
every man deeerves special mention.
Tho work of Fargason at forward
and Jones at guard was especially good.
For Stone Mountain, Hosier and Bat-
ley each played first-class basketball.
The llns-up follows:
Young Men’s Christian Association.
Forwards, Captain Fargoaon, Cheatham
and Wright.
Center, Phillips./
Guards, Jonas and Avary. e
Stone Mountain.
Forwards, Captain Dosler an8 Cay.
Center, Woodruff.
Guards, Bailey and Evans.
Referee Hudson, of the Athletic Club
team. *
Timekeeper, Harvey.
BILL BERNHARD MAY
MANAGE NASHVILLE
BUI Berhard of the Cleveland club Is
being mentioned as a Nashville man
ager. Grant Rice, of the Nashville
Tennessean, says of "Big Bill:’’
Bernhard Is probably the most popu
lar ball player now In captivity. If a
vote were taken It’s better than an
even bet that he has more close friends
In either of the two big leagues than
any other member. No one that evei
knew Bill could help from liking him.
He doesn’t flirt with the suds himself,
and he Isn’t the kind of man who would
stand for any one on his club ming
ling with the booze.
Every season when the Cleveland
slab corps Is sent South, Bernhard Is
glVen active charge of the squad, and
tho esteem In which he Is held can be
seen from a remark made to the writer
by Charley Somers, tho Nap owner, a
year ago thts winter: "Bill Bernhard,”
said he, "can stay with the Cleveland
club as long as he wants to—even If he
Isn't able to pitch two games a sea
son. He’s a good man to have on the
club on account of the good Influence
he has on ths rest of tho team, even
If unable to work.”
The big slabman was r.abbed by
Cleveland when Lajole came with the
club In }90t, and while not the hurler
he was two years ago. Is still good
enough to go ths distance In Dixie,
where the climate would soon bring
him around.
That certainly Is a fine collection of
exhibition games that Billy Smith has
cnrrallod for next spring.
Provided he gets those three with
Macon that he wants he will have his
week days packed full from March 13
to April 7, Inclusive.
That will give him twenty-one games
In which to try out his men and a week
for final -practice before the opening of
the Southern League season and the
big flag ralHlng In Ponce DeLeon park.
Smith has received the papers In the
Becker transfer and Jess Is now the
strings tied to him at all.
Jimmy Ryan has first call qn Char-
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ley Murphy's discards from
cago Nationals and ought to gather tn
some good players from the cham
pions. He has also been promised a
Player or two by Dovey of the Boston
Nationals.
Ryan Is going to discard Phil Nadeau
snd Noah Henline. Good chance for
somebody to pick up a couple of fairly
good fielders. Nadeau Is to bo'inld this
winter and Hentlne In the spring un
less he proves unexpectedly good. •
BIG “BROTHER BATTERY”
SIGNED FOR NASHVILLE
April 11—Furman, at Clemson.
April 16—Ersklne, at Clemson.
April 18—Wofford (?). at Clemson.
April 23—Newberry, at Newberry.
April 24—Furman, at Greenwood.
April 25—Ersklne. at Due West.
April 30—WofTord, at Spartanburg.
May 1—Trinity, In Charlotte.
May 2—Trinity, In Charlotte.
May 8-9—University of Georgia,
games. In Athens.
May 14—Open, at Clemson.
May 16—Newberry, at Newberry.
Clemson has fair prospects tor a good
baseball season. Captain T. H. BIs-
sell will be missed behind the bat and
at the bat, but “Pat" Wylie caught
many of tho games lost year, and
proved himself a good player. He will
iikely fill the catcher’s place. Tommy
Robertson has played out his time In
college, having played nt Clinton be
fore coming to Clemson. He Is one of
the best all round players Clemson has
had. He will do valuable service this
year as assistant-coach.
Farmer, who was a freshman last
year, but who nevertheless made good
as pitcher, will be found at his old post
In much better condition. Strlck Coles
will Iikely be on first base again, and
"Doc” McFadden will be In the field.
D. L. Blssell win not Iikely get to his
old place at third base on account of a
bad shoulder that does not yield to
treatment. . ■
There are many new men who are
taking much Interest In the baseball
prospects and who will make efforts
to land on the ’varsity nine.
Just Notes
Jack Owsley, Yale’s head coach in
1906, Is officiating at most of the big
games on the coast.
Foster Rockwell has gone to Cali
fornia, where he and Sam Morse will
engage In raising oranges.
Northwestern Is counting on having
an eleven next fall. Columbia, too, will
probably swing In lino.
One of the great New York pa
pers devoted eighteen columns to the
Yale-Harvard game; Wonder If that
will make Mr. Eliot friendlier to the
great sport?
Joshua Crane keeps claiming that
one of Yale’s touchdowns was due to
an error on the part of the officials,
who gave the Ells one more down than
was coming to them. V
Harvard’s pet cry at the Yale game
was, "Are we downhearted? No!"
That's some of Comedian Frank Dan
iel’s stuff. A Yale cheer leader an-
swrede It with, "Ought they to h*?’’
And a thousand voices answered,
Yes!”
Marc Catlln Is to stick as Iowa's
coach. Kirk will probably be tho now
captain.
They have It down East that Michi
gan may bo on Princeton’s schedule
next year.
******
v „ and tom* others.
Is going to jcsfP up Its reputation of turning
out moro ball players than any other of ft|
size In the country. ^, __ „
Jlggs ITonohue, of the Chicago White Sox,
an Mitchell." of 'the Cincinnati Hedei
heed the list. Frankie Donohue and ret
nnkle _
linnohue, brothers of Jlgge, were purcheeed
American,. Denny
le.t fall by tbe bouton Americana uannr
8hny la (till a member'of the New torlt
Giants. The other players ere; Louie Rapp,
with Baltimore: Billy Smith, mnnuger of
Atlanta; Joe Collins, out Holder of the ,ame
team: Joa Ulokert, with New Orleans; Joe
Dunn and William Donohue, with Evena-
Naahvllle, Tenn., Dec. 20.—Naahvllle
may have a "brother bnttery’’ for next
at-aaon—that la. If two youngatera Just
signed make good with the locals.
They are George and Harry Ker and
they have been playing fast ball In
southeast Missouri. George Is the
hackatopper and Harry the boxman.
Each one la highly recommended. They
live at Featua, Mo., and have defeated
teama all around that section or the
oountry. George Is described as a
giant, standing well over six feet, u
heavy hitter, possessing a great whip,
and It Is claimed that rarely la a base
purloined on him. Harry Ker, the
twlrler. Is said to have wonderful
curves, - terrific speed and a puzzling
under-hand ball.
But these two are not alt. President
Kuhn ,ias just signed another outfield
er. This man also played ball In south
east Mtaaourl with the Ker brothers.
Ware Evans la his name and he Is said
to be more than a six-footer. Ha
weighs 196 pounds, Is a left-handed
bitter and Is described as being "swift
as a deer."
President Kuhn has, therefore, some
eleven pitchers coralled, Including those
reserved. Signing the new ones, how
ever, who have not yet shown what
they can do In fast company, ts, of
.course, a matter of experiment, as
Nashville and other clubs have had to
u-ieaso youngsters tlmo and again who
created sensations tn minor company.
In a few days the work of preparing
plana and specifications for the con
templated Improvements at Athletic
park, will be put under' way. It la
proposed-to double tho capacity of the
grandstand, put In better seats and
likewise greatly Increase the seating
rapacity of the bleachers. Another tm.
provement- contemplated Is that of
raising all tho teats above the level
ot the street, giving spectators a bet
ter view of the diamond and outfield.
This plan will also give more room, for
under the grand stand and bleachers
It Is proposed to put seats and give
lounging and smoking accommodations
for the men.
rke.v. manager of the
Macon (Oa.) cluh; ntrher Henry Harley,
of Augusta; Pitcher Iarry Ileckel and
Catcher Stubbe. with Macon; Martin Nye,
with Montgomery: Rny Wolfe, with Tecum-
srh, Mich. PItener Jack Dolan has eerernl
offers, hut hat not signed. He may appear
In the role ot a manager next year.
HEAVYWEIGHT FLEET
GOING AROUND THE HORN.
New York, Dec. 20.—The great
heavyweight fleet of side-steppers la
going around tbe horn.
Right around.
The Battleship Burns, Gunboat
O'Brien, Cruiser Molr, Torpedo Boat
Kaufman and BattlesHIp Squires. No
stops, strange to say.
One or two of the big ships stopped
at Pori Johnson for coal, but It Is
such a dangerous harbor that they were
sunk and never heard of agatn. The
Cruiser Fitzsimmons and Battleship
Flynn both went under.
The new fleet will not atop there, but
will go right around It.
THE SEASON’S END
Or “THE RUN HE NEVER MADE.
' By Grantland Rice.
(A drama of college life In ono act that will appeal most to the favored
r Ill-favored few—who have boon through the same.)
The last cheer dies—the white chalked fields lie dim,
But memories now of one more campaign done—
,The moleskin suits are packed—mementoes grim
Of many a fall and many* a brilliant run—
The curtain’s down; the crowds have filed away.
The scene has changed unto 'another play.
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Up In his dormitory room a solitary and lonely figure with rumpled wig
and listless eye—the great halfback sits a dejectcu and disconsolate figure.
‘For two festive, fleeting months-he had been tHte Idol of his college
mates, and everywhere his footsteps led his shadow cast a heroic outline
along the purling sward of his pathway. #
He had but little time for study—save a few Jabs here and there to
deliver a sufficient quantity of goods to keep afloat-7-and now at last he
finds himself facing the first term exams. . .
Ha wrestles a few seconds with his Calculus, and Is hammer-locker In
a Jiffy. He spars with Horace, and Is kuocked out In legs than two brief
rounds. He lines up against Psychology and Is scored upon In the first ten
seconds of play. lt
And then as a last resort he lights his pipe, and with feet upon the
table, sits back to think and map out his line of work. As the smoko
wreaths curl up through the room, the anxious look leaves his face—for
the. scene has changed again. v'
And this Is the line of work he then proceeds to map out:
A wild cheer rings across the field—a tumult rends the air—
And answering shout comes rolling back—ten thousand streamers flare—
An interval of parley, then—the whistle shrieks aloud—
The kick-off booms, and then a hush descends upon the crowd.
His girl Is sitting In the stands—the halfback’s heart beats high.
He sees her wave a well-loved flag against a sombre sky—
The fight Is for the championship—and he who wins this game
Will always hold the highest niche within the hall of fame.
The hush is broken—shout on shout resounds on every hand—
The rival cheering mingles With the music of the band—
The fight Is on. The combat grows. The battle moves along
While every play Is greeted with a cheer or college Bong.
And then, just at the battle’s close—there comes the same old dream—
The same that all have dreamt who e’er were on a college, team;,
For ninety yards he darts and ducks and dodges, till at last
He-falls across the line, and then—he knows the dream has passed*
The picture fades; his pipe Is out. He rubs his half-closed eye
And turns again to Calculus and Logic with a sigh— %
But even as he turns the leaves, he finds the dream has stayed—
The picture of «tils longest run—the run he never made.
—Nashville Tennessean.
BRITT A FROST.
James E. Britt, the Columbus of
the ulna bone, was a horrible frost tin
Honolulu, where he went for a rest
with the California ball players. James
gave a show the other night there at
one of the play houses, .during which he
told stories and gave a boxing exhibi
tion, After the expenses were taken
out the house atnounted to $1.69.
COOLEY WINS FIGHT.
Oakland, Cal., Dec. 20— Fred Cooley
won from Tat Bearden last night In
the fourth round of what was sched
uled to bo a six-round bouL Cooley will
get credit for a knockout, but It la
charged that Bearden "quit.”
KID SCHALER WINS.
Sacramento, Cal., Dec. 20-—Kld Scha-
ler knocked out Billy Snallham last
night In tho ninth round with a right to
tho jaw.
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