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HRPI \ * I SPORTING PAGE, j DECEMBER 20 ' ' ' ' •" ' 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- *' ‘ ' fne Cht 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. w 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. Open Tonight TILL 8 * Tomorrow Night TILL 11 Thousands of Useful Furniture Christmas Things Walter J. Wood Co. 103-5-7-9-11 WHITEHALL Quality! 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