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SPORTING PAGE,
DECEMBER 21
The Atlanta Georgian
PERCY H. WHITING, 1
SPORTING EDITOR J
NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
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By PERCY H. WHITING.
'A year ago this time the baseball world was at peace.
The last and the liveliest of the outlaw leagues—the long-ob
noxious Tri-State—had come back into the fold, reformed and set
tled down to an upright life.
The Atlantic League managed to stir np a little fun during
the summer by going outlaw. But the Atlantic was a highly re
spectable outlaw; and, compared with the very flue “amuck” run
by the Tri-State, its performance was tame to a fault.
But, gentlemen of the baseball world, if the American Asso
ciation puts a baseball team in Chicago, turns outlaw and begins
buying players out of the major and minor leagues, then there
will be a brand of excitement dealt out aeross the bar that will
make Decatur-st. whisky look mild as lemon pop.
The American Association is a strong organization. It has
been on a pnying basis and “playing the big towns” for a good
while. There is money in the league treasury and the teams have
strong backing.
But if they put themselves outside the pale then they will
bring on a fight that will cost lots of money and cause lots of
excitement. '
Right now it looks as though the Association would deliber
ately walk into trouble. But there is yet plenty of time to think
it over. Pressure will be brought to bear on the magnates and
they may change their minds about having a team in Chicago.
There is not a chance on earth that the major leagues will
give ’the association a right to play ,in the Windy City. So if the
Class A league goes in, a war is Rtarted right there.
If the American Association is wise it will stay out of trouble.
But if it isn’t and wants the warmest fight on record it knows
where to find it.
The Pennsylvania athletic authorities are out with n state
ment that whatever happens they will play Michigan next year.
Says Trainer Mike Murphy: “These Westerners nre good sports
men. You do not hear their undergraduates growling under a
defeat nor do they protest their opponents’ players. They play
good, hard football and nre going to give us a great battle on
Franklin field next season^ While there is always n possibility
of Pennsylvania playing some other of her foes, it is not at the ex
pense of dropping the Michigan game. Why, this game in a few
years will grow to be the biggest game of the lot.”
Everybody is glad to see this Penn-Miehigan game contin
ued as an annual event. The inter-sectional games nre the best
fun. When East meets West or West meets South things arc
bound to happen.
Football is getting big enough now so that inter-sectional
games are worth while, and it would be unfortunate to have the
very biggest of them cut out.
It is to be hoped that Vanderbilt will get a good game In the
East next fall, and Sewanee, too. Both the Southern teams will
learn football by so doing, and we should hate to guarantee that
the Easterners also will not.
Tho Athletic Association of the Carlisle Indian School has
issued announcements that hereafter only bona fide students of
the institution will be allowed to play on its teams, and no player
will be allowed to take part for more than four years.
Up to this year the Carlisle school has been allowed to do
about as it pleased. The colleges against which the Indinns have
played recognized that the conditions at Carlisle wore different
from what they were at Harvard and Yale, and accepted any, oUl
team as long ns it did not practice scalping, “tomnhawkry" or
cannibalism on the field.
This year there has been a lot of criticism of the Carlisle
team, and in consequence new rules have been passed.
Probably it is a good move. Athletics all nlong the line are
being polished up and there is no reason why Carlisle should es
cape.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
WILL TURN OUTLAW SURE
Chicago, Dec. 21.—There can no
longer be any doubt that the American
Association intends placing a club in
Chicago. •
. That an option on the St. Paul club
has been obtained by the faction which
seeks to Invade thla city la a fact and
that Charles 8. Havenor, president of
the Milwaukee Club, had In his pos
session not long ago un option on the
old Congress street park, on the West
Side, In another fart. That he may
exercise that option at the present time
Is more than a probability.
And inasmuch as It baa been re
ported that, an American Aesoclatlon
emissary ha# gone to Utica, N. V., to
confer with the owners of the former
National I.eague park. It In evident that
the American Association Is not only
Kger to get Into Chicago, but Is willing
to bid
COLUMBIA BASKETBALL TEAM
PLA YS A. A.C. SATURDAY NIGHT
Should Be Best Basket
Ball Game of Year
in South.
The star basket ball event of the year
In Atlanta will be the Columbia Unl-
veralty-Atlanta Athletic Club game at
the Atlanta Athletic Club gymnasium
Saturday night
The Columbia team left New Tork
Friday and should be In Atlanta Sat
urday afternoon.
Thlt team la one of the very best of
the country. Last year It finished sec
ond In the Intercollegiate basket ball
league and this year It seems even
stronger.
Every member of the team Is a good
athlete and prominent In other depart
ments of sport besides basket ball.
J. J. Bryan, captain of the team,
made the all-American basket ball
team last year. He also rows on tho
crew, wrestlse and plays football. On
the track team he Is a high jumper and
shot putter.
B. P. Cerussl, one of the guards,
stroked the Columbia crew at Pough
keepsie lest year and Is a famous oars
man.
W. A. Klmbel, another guard, Is a
star baseball player, and S. Meletzer
Is something of an all round performer.
He was on the all-American basket ball
team last year. Is a star of the gym
nasium team and plays lacrosse.
C. L. Hill, who Is one of the for
wards, Is a two-mlle runner of consid
erable ability.
The Atlanta Athletic Club team Is
practically picked. Doonan will play
one forward. The other will go to
Holliday, * Thornton or Ramspeck.
Thornton Is not In the best physical
condition, and It Is doubtful If he will
get In. .
At center Rappole will perform, and
the guards will be Hudeon and Heinz
or Colquitt.
This team Is a reasonably strong one
and ought to make a good showing.
All of the men are In great physical
condition, and understand the game.
Under the careful coaching of Fred
Hoyt, they are showing some encour-
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THE BASEBALL GIRL
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By GRANTLAND RICE.
The beauty of the Gibson girl will never, never, fade,
And Mr. H. C. Christy pens a most bewitching maid—
Allan Gilbert has a type of most attractive grace.
While Harry Fisher sketches an aristocratic face.
The bunch of females I have named are all there in the cast —
But, say, I know a girl that has them all lashed to the most—
The type which keeps each dome of thought cavorting in a whirl
Is that nectarine of nature which we dub “The Baseball Girl.”
She’s got the “proper curves” all rlgt—the brand that you can’t beat—
She has “the speed”—nor do we here refer unto her feet—
She always “makes a hit” to boot—no matter whom she faces—
Just give her any sort of chance and watch her clear the bases.
“A good catch” Is her aim In life, and when one comes along
You'll always And her on the Job—-she'll never play It wrong.
And as I look upon the list which comes before my view,
I find that some are ’grandstand” girls—and some are "bleacherltes.”
She likes a “tie game” best of all—where no play-off will come—
She cares not for a 'salary whip” that’s always on the bum—
Nor does she care a whit about the gent “who bats around
Three hundred” every blooming night he tries to “cover ground.”
You’ll never “catch her napping off hor base.” or In a trance;
She'll use the “squeeze play" every time she draws a half a chance
And when you go to sign her up you’ll find that no Intrigue
Makes her forget "the diamond” in the matrimonial league.
Several Southern papers have come out for Professor Riggs, of Clem-
son, as Dr. Dudley’s successor at the head of the S. I. A. A. There could
be no better choice than this, as Mr. Riggs is well qualified In every way
to direct the affairs of the association.
It begins to look now as it Mobile must cough up 2,500 slmoleons be
fore she can figure as any debutante In the Southern League. There’s no
reason why the league Itself should dish out all that coin, and the Cotton
States organisation doesn’t seem keen upon letting her out at any cut In tho
original price. With Mobile In there’s still another scramble dhead as to
who shall lead the team, a portion of her owners favoring McCay and an
other set clamoring for Red Fisher. There isn’t a chance that Chattanooga
will bag Little Rock's franchise.
CERUS9I AND HURLEY.
Ceruati is a famous athlete and has done great work for Columbia
both on the basketball floors and on the water. He is at the right in
the picture and is illustrating a foul.
aging team work.
The event will be open only to club
members and ladles, but owing to the
very large size of the membership and
the Interest In basket ball there Is sure
to be a crowd that will tax thexcapucl-
ty of the hall.
The llne-iip:
Columbia—Meletzer. Hall, Klendel or
Mahen, forwards; Ryan, center; Couis.
si, Schoneppe or Klmbel. guards.
A. A. C.—Doonan. Holiday. Thornton
or Ramspeck, forwards; Rappole, cen
ter; Hudson. Heinz or Colquitt, guards.
AMERICAN
MAY
AUTOMOBILE ASS’N
RUN RACE IN SAVANNAH
Chicago, Dec. 21.—finrannnh nmjr he se
lected by the Atuerlncn Automobile Amo-
elstlon hh the location -of the proposed
■tripped »tock touring enr mce.
Savannah wants the nice. The Georgia
city want* it «o much thnt it will bank nil
_ soldlsrt to psti
■pec tat or •.
guard
Ho la chslrtnnii of tho technical
board of tho A. A. A. and whnt he nays
nbout the route will carry weight. Here
nre his views:
“They nre the best ronds I ever saw.
Michigan nveuue or any boulevard* In Chi-
Catherine county.
They arc shell ronds and nre its hart! as
content. After a long-continued min storm,
hlcli more thou two inches of water
fell, I was driven over theie road* In n
«l*-ryllndev Stovelin-Duryen at sixty tnlles
nn hour, and there was not n fleck of mud
thrown up. Those ronds will stand n speed
of seventy five to ninety utiles un hour oil
nil the cars that will enter the
to
hold the contest Is on the onti
city of Savannah. It Is rectnngulnr In
shape, four mifes In lengthy and
. ... mile
wide, one corner U cut off by n rnilEotd
track, and n street car track runs into an
other corner. One of the four-mile
stretches is Inside the city; the rest of the
mute is outside.
“If the race Is awarded to that place, the
hnuk the turn at the railroad so ns to ex
elude that corner from the trick. All other
corners would be banked, too, so thnt a
■peed as high as the cars could attain
. j»nr
and 200 miles of this kind of roads. They
nre built by convict labor and nre the best
In the conntTy, If not In the world, In my
opinion. They cost, I nm told, nbout 93.500
MEMPHIS HEARS RUMORS OF
OUTLAW LEAGUE IN SOUTH
ii
Boshter Bill” Squires
Knocked Out Once More
From Memphis come* talk of an out.
law league to oppose the Southern.
The Commercial Appeal says:
"Attracted by publicity given the
possibility of the American Assocla-
tlon entering aacred territory of the
ao-called baaeball trust In Chicago,
ground that Is claimed at present by
the American and National Leagues,
under national agreement laws, several
Southern sharpshooters have launched
old time rumors regarding a possible
Independent circuit In the Mouth for
Saturday and Sunday games. New or-
leans, where several Independent clubs
already flourish: Memphis, Birmingham
ami Atlanta are towns sought by the
for patronage on the West Side. Independents, who are already pos
sessed of enough enthusiasm to carry
the scheme thru, provided a little
finance Is sprinkled In as a fertilizer."
Bakersfield. Cal., Dee. 21.—A right
uppercut to the Jaw caused "Bosher
Bill’ Squires, of Australia, to tumble
In the sixth round of his fight with Jim
Flynn, of Colorado, last night.
The Australian was completely
knocked out and had to be carried to
hla corner.
It was a fierce slugging match from
start to finish with Flynn doing the
work.
The trouble with Squires was that he
seemed weak on hla legs and feet. He
wabbled and rolled like a drunken man
even when not struck. That he was
stronger than Flynn was shown by the
way In which he twisted the "fighting
fireman" around In the clinches and
pushed him away at will. Yet when
Flynn lowered hla head and rushed,
lie always carried Squires to the ropes.
Toward the last of the fight Sqnires
had no defense to apeak of. He went
In, lashing out aimlessly, and Flynn
had little difficulty In avoiding him.
The moment the award was made
.Murphy, hla manager, challenged Al
Kauffman In Flynn's behalf.
The 1907 victory by the Navy makes
Its series with West Point a tie, •-*.
A mistake has l«n made In the clouting
figures of Ernie Diehl, of Toledo. Ills 34
hits In M times st hat gives hlui a mark of
.406 Instead of -S3.
Pitcher Iluls- Msniusnl lias signed with
Indianapolis for Ik*.
t|it s youngster
..._ The llunulrra also
pitcher named 'Vest., Not old III,
—— " "—-|th. Ills.
MAN LEAVES PHYSICIAN
AND DIVES INTO A WELL.
Homer, La., Dec. 2It.—Illness and
financial worry' were responsible for
the suicide here of George Qlll, man
ager of the local cotton exchange.
Interrupting nn Interview with his
physician. Gill walked over to the rear
of his residence and dived Into an open
well, fracturing his skull on a bucket.
Very special news Item—Billy Smith
arose Saturday morning In time for on
8 o'clock breakfast.
This is the first time since Septem
ber 14.
Alton. III., dispatches to Cincinnati
papers carry the news that Theo Brett-
ensteln, the New Orleans pitcher, has
been Indicted for Illegally conducting a
saloon.
Charlie Keith, the left-handed pitch
er of Little Rock, who has been draft
ed by the St. Louts Americans, is
looked upon as the luckiest of all play
ers In the business.
He Is a student at Oxford Universi
ty, Frisian,!, having won one of the
Rhodes scholarships In Arkansas, his
native state. He recently left for Eng
land.
He Is allowed 13,000 a year for pur
suing Ills studies and 3100 a month
during vacation. Tho St. Louis club
will pay his transportation over, and
in udditlon to his 1100 a month spend
ing money will pay him 1460 a month
for playing ball. Pretty hard to beat
that.
Arlle Latham baseball stories aro
always good. Latham made his last
appearance os an umpire In the O. and
P. League, and It Is said the “fans"
there did not shed any tears when
Arlle left. The last argument .Latham
got Into was with Charley Starr, the
ex-Brownle, who Is with Youngstown.
He thought he could get away with It
and have no come back. It seems every
time Latham missed a strike he would
shout through the mask and tell the
batter:
“That's one I owe you, old boy."
Starr was at t|ie bat and when the
same thing was put up against him he
replied: "That'* nbout 123 strikes you
owe me und unless you pay your debts
you will have to get busy for a law
suit."
"I never ppy debts," said Latham,
and there was no one who disputed his
remark.
John I- Sullivan soys Hint while Frnnk
(intell is n wonderful wrestler he will never
shine ,i4,n prize-tighter.
Burney Oldfield Is writing stories In whleh
. e attempts to deio-rtbo the sensations of a
fast ride in au automobile. Thera Is prolm-
hly no man In tho world so well -puillfied ns
Barney to s|ustk on the sllhjoet of the
‘dull, sickening thud."
Monroe May Take
Mobile’s Place
Special to The Georgian.
Jackson, Miss., Dec. 21.—President A.
C. Crowder, of the Cotton States
League, expresses the opinion that Mo
bile will easily succeed In raising the
required $2,500 to sectire the Shreve
port franchise in the Southern League,
and that, the amount will be paid Into
the Cotton States’ treasury before the
end of the present month. Unless thla
Is done, however. Mobile will be com
pelled to remain In present company.
According to statements made at the
recent league meeting In Gulfport, Mo
bile was the only town on the circuit
that made money last season. The Mo
bile association cleared about 915,000,
while Jackson. Gulfport, Meridian,
Vicksburg and Columbus lost money.
During the next two weeks It Is ex
pected that something definite will be
developed relative to the new forma-*
tlon of the circuit, and it seems to be a
certainty that Monroe, La., will get a
franchise, the promoters at that place
having submitted a very inviting pro
posal. and confidence |h felt that Mon
roe would be able to support a team.
Selma, Ala., has also asked for a fran
chise. but It Is not probable that the
Alabama town will be admitted in case
Mobile goes out, as that would destroy
the compactness of the circuit.
Nothing has been heard from Hat
tiesburg or Natchez concerning their
Intentions, and urless at least two more
towns come forward with offers at the
January meeting, the circuit will be
composed of only six teams.
Bill Smith Is laying his plans to bag another pennant for his people '
In Georgia. With Ford, Schopp, McKenzie and Schwenck on deck he hlls
the pick of Griffith’s discards coming, and Jimmy Ryan, the Montgomery
mogul, figures that his new left fielder, already signed up, has Paskert
backed off the dump. He will have Fox, Jordan. Castro and Dyer back
around his infield with a couple of additions to be tried out In the spring,—
Nashville Tennessean.
PRITCHARD AND BURKS GO
TO JOIN CHARLESTON TEAM
Speplnl to The Georgian.
Savannah, Ga., Dec. 21.—Pritchard,
of Vanderbilt, and Burks, of Alabama,
two of the ablest football players In
the South, passed through Savannah
yesterday afternoon, en route to Colum
bia, S. C., where Forsythe’s bunch of
gridiron celebrities has commenced
practice for the two great games of
football on Christmas and New' Year’s
with the Savannah team.
Pritchard was one of Vanderbilt's
star tackles last year, and made the
All-Southern In a walk, and Burks is
regarded by many as the most wonder
ful halfback ever produced In the
South. \
Forsythe promises to corral the finest
lot of moleskin warriors ever seen In
Savannah.
The Savannah team Is composed,
without exception, of bona-fide amateur
players, living in Savannah. Coach
Williams, of Virginia Polytechnic Insti
tute, is coaching them.
It Is a certainty that the games
here on Christmas and New Year’s
will be rip-snorters, and some think
that the local Napoleons are about to
meet their Waterloo,
The loqals defeated Forsythe's All-
Southern team lost year, two goals
from field turning the trick. Not a
touchdown was scored.
NEW YORK FANS NOT PLEASED
WITH M’GRAW’S LATEST TRADE
By WILLIAM F. KIRK.
Now York. Doc. 21,—There la much
food for reflection In the big "swap"
whereby the Giants get Tenney, Brld-
wel] and Needham In exchange for
Bowerman, Dahk-n, Fcrgueon, etc., etc.
Many of our moat discerning fans can
not see where the Polo Grounders profit
by the deal, but Manager McGraw, un
derstanding thaj our most discerning
fans don’t go very strong on Inside
bneeball anyhow, asserts, that the
transaction has strengthened tho
Glnnts.
With all cue deference to the baseball
acumen of McGraw, the trade doesn't
seem quite even, let alone Its being ad
vantageous to New York. While It Is
true that McGann and Dahlen are get
ting along In years, their steadiness has
' elped out mnny’nn erratic pltcner, and
the fact that they always knew what
to do with the ball when they got It,
no matter how critical the situation,
niade up for their stiffening joints.
Tenney la a better first baseman than
Dan McGann, but not a younger first
the yeare, eo is the accompIKhed
gentleman who will succeed him at tho
initial corner of the diamond. Tenney
isn't a better hitter than Daniel, and
when the matter of baee running Is
considered he hasn't got any terrific
advantage there.
Needham, the catcher. Is a fairly good
performer, but I believe most of our
I'olo Grounds enthusiasts will agree
that Frank Bowerman, with all hla
cracked fingers and other scars of post
battles,.Is a better man than the Bos
ton lad. Boworman has been here, with
us for so many years that we regard
him as a sort of fixture, and It will be
hard for us to watch him In a Boston
uniform, as It will be hard for Frank
to wear a Boston uniform when he ap
pears at the Polo Grounds.
Officials Elected For the'
B. H. S. Baseball Team
The Boys' High School elected base
ball officers at a meeting held Friday
night at the Boys' High School..
Keene was elected captain and Ward
manager of the baseball learn.
It Is doubtful If better men could
have been chosen, for' Keene Is a fast
steady player and Ward has shown hie
ability as a manager this fall.
The High School has some fine ma
terial to pick from thle year, and ex
pects to put forth a great team.
The High School Glee Club will put
a minstrel show before the public some
time In February for the benefit of the
team.
NEGROES IN ALABAMA
WILL RALLY TO FORAKER.
The nlx tlrty bike ran
not nmoiint to mm-h.
it* ftcatnlal average.
Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 21.—Alabama
negroen have begun a movement here
In the Interest of J. B. Foraker for
president. Large placards announce a
meeting for Emancipation Day,
which leaders will speak. On the
curds Is a large picture of Foraker,
with the words: “Our choice for 1908.'
I'unnejr Murphy plans to enlarge the
Chicago National grandstand to thrice Its
present alse.
HOLD ON, YOU DON'T HAVE
TO BUY TICKETS WH€N
YOU'RE WITH ME,-EVERT-!
body knows 'brasgo -
yve «o in free j
Braggo the Monk—Everybody Knows Him.
Oi»pirl«ht. 1907, American-Jwimal-ExaainM
u a e»uj ;>oi oil* in,
n Mouufitili Ills. \
Winter Horses
In Columbia, S. C,
Lexington. Ky„ Dec. 21.—Trainer
Robert L. Davie has left here for Co
lumbia, S. C., with the trotters and
pacers to be prepared at that place for
the campaign of 1908. These horses
are owtied by or under lease to Charles
Floyd Jones, of New York. They nre
Margaret O. 2:08 1-4; Mighty Onward,'
2:101-4; Peter Donna, 2:19 3-4; Robert
C, the sensational yearling by Peter
The Great out of Cocoon, 2:15, which
trotted a mile here last fall In 2:291-2,
the first half In 1:12; Horace W. Wil
son, an 8-year-old full brother »«
Mighty Onward, that showed a mile at
Columbus In 2:081-4; Joe Wentz, Jr.,
by Patchen Wilkes out of the noted
Beusetta, 2:06 3-4, a yearling filly by
Mighty Onward out of MRry A, full sis
ter to Margaret A, and Axworthy, Prin
cess of Kent, 2:22 1-4, and two 3-year,
olds by Walnut Hall.
In addition to these Trainer Davis
will have Dr. Chase, 2:10 1-4, and Be-
rico, 2:09 1-4, one of the beet horses
on the grand circuit last season. The
li'st-named two are owned by Isaac
“* — **- and were
Eckert, of Reading, Pa.. __
shipped to Columbia some time ago.
Rutgers’ new commander Is CharlV ,
;. Corbin, 1909. He', a fullback, » j
Kid Etberfeld has signed a New Yor
contract that colls for 31,000 ext/
money If he plays the game and a
tends strictly to business.