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SPORTING PAGET,
DECEMBER 27
The Atlanta Georgian
PERCY H. WHITING
SPORTING EDITOR '
&7^£ws;fiuFw£^5]|S0U T MERN LEAGUE MOGULS ARE
1 PULLING OFF A LOT OF TRADES
By PERCY H. WHITING.
The writer feels like apologizing every time he uncorks any
golf in this column. So few people are interested in the great
game, compared with the vast crowd which is batty on the sub
ject of baseball.
However, the goiters make up in enthusiasm what they lack
In numbers and anyway some of the sharps are harping again on
our old hobby, the length of golf courses. That’s all the apology
we’re going to offer this time.
A writer in The World of Golf says:
The rubber-core simplifies golf In three ways. It adds length to the
shot, especially from Iron; It rises much more quickly than the gutta,
making bad Ilea more easily negotiated; and above all It goes a very
long way when very badly hit To make golf as skillful a game as
with the gutta our courses must be made more difficult. The additional
length given by the rubber-core rendered some lengthening of our courses
necessary; but the craze for lengthening courses Is fast becoming a
mania, and Is destroying the Oner features of golf. The fashion Is in
vogue now of making boles very long, greens very large and fairway very-
wide. Now the hitting of a ball on to an acre of grass SQme 220 yards
away may call for some physical strength, but It does not require very
great skill. The modern two-shot hole Is from 400 to 440 yards long, the
modern fairway Is far too wide, and the green Is large.
The principle of this thing seems simple enough.
Any hole longer than a one-shot hole (which may be any rea
sonable distance from 50 yards to 200 and still be “good”) should
be at a distance of two or three FULL shots from the tee.
. “There is a reason.” Sure. If a holers at a distance of two
full shots ; and a man misses one shot it will take him three at
least to get to the green. The man who plays perfectly gets
there in two. Under ordinary circumstances he wins the hole
which he deserves.
“Full shot” holes put a premi
um on good play. A man who
makes his shotswell does not often
find himself beaten by some
“lucking” duffer.
On a course whero there are a
lot of drive-and-iron holes a man
may slob one shot utterly nnd
then by a good recovery reach the
green in as few strokes as the man
who plays perfectly.
You can talk about the beauty
of these medium - irons - to • the •
green, after the drive; but on a
championship course they ought
to be left to the player who has
fluked a shot.
A glance at recent baseball bulletins
show* that the Southern League mo
guls are trading about a bit.
Nashville haa swapped McElveen for
Walters, which seems—according to the
official averages—to give Birmingham
decidedly the best of It Both men are
good fielders, but “Humpty" Is all to the
good with the swat-stick.
Mike Finn,-Instead of selling Rocken-
feld to Jersey City, has traded him for
Keister.
Montgomery has also shipped Nye,
securing Merryman, of Fort Wayne.
In his place.
The following baseball transactions
in which Southern and South Atlantic
players figure have been recorded by
the National Association:
Contracts.
With Little Rock—W. A. Coiart.
With Jacksonville, Fla.—E. J. Fln-
Y. M. C. A. Teams
Play on Saturday
On Ratardny night the usual basketball
frame* will be flayed ,n the Y. M. C. A.
gymnasium.
The ti*nm* scheduled to play are the Y’*
and the C’a and the A*s against the M’a.
George Tebeau haa naked an even
$100,000 for his Louisville club.
Admitting all this, which every
body will not do, it is a natural
conclusion that golf courses have
got to bo longer than they were
when the old gutta-percha ball
was used. The present rubber-
cored ball is probably nearly 20
per cent faster than the old.
Therefore each full-ahot hole
ought to be nearly 20 per cent
longer than it was before the ad
vent of the “lively” ball.
It does not necessarily follow
that tho whole course must be 20
per cent longer. If this length is
undesirable it may be cut down by
making more one-shot holes.
Theso are good at almost any rea
sonable distance, because one
good shot puts you on the green.
This was all a matter of vital
importance iu Atlanta a year ago,
when many members of the Esst
Lake Club wanted to shorten the
course. A full season of play has
convinced everybody that the
East Lake course is none too long
and that it is as good a test of
golf as the Soutl] has ever seen.
It has more “good” holes than
any course in the South that any
body's knows about and is nearec
a true test of golf than any other.
ATTELL DOWN
TO120POUNDS
Is About Ready For Fight
With Moran and Ex
pects to Win.
Ban Francisco, Dec. 27.—James W.
Coffroth, the promoter of the Attell-
Moran light, which will be held In the
Mlsslon-st. arena on New Year's day,
wants to make sure that the boxers
will be at weight when the clerk of
scales calls on them to weigh In two
hours and a hslf before the boys enter
the ring. Coffroth paid an official vis-
It yesterday to the training quarters
of Abe Attell near Colma. When I'ofT-
roth arrived Abe stepped on the scales
and showed that he weighed 110
pounds. Being so close to the weight,
Attell has decided to go easy on hi*
work. Attell Is very confident.
T am ready to give Moran any kind
of a fight he wants." said Attell. "If
he wants to fight fancy. I’ll be there.
If he want* to make a rough tight out
of It, I am not afraid. Anything Mo
ran sake for will suit me. I will surely
win within ten rounds.”
Refereo James J. Jeffrie* Is expected
to arrive from Los Angeles on Mon
day.
GOTCH AND SWEDE
MAY HAVE MATCH
New York. Dee. 27.—IlJ.ilmar Load la. the
two-bnndnil-pouml Rwedr whose title to
the wrratllnjr championship of the United
a tea was wrested from him two yearn aco
’ Frank ffotrb. at l>e* Moines, arrived In
fw York today. The first thin* he »lld on
Terms Accepted.
With South Atlantic League—Umpire
Frank Qulgg, Umpire Charles Lanlgan.
WALCOTT WINS
QUITEJASILY
Defeats George Cole, Who
Challenges Him For
Another Go.
Philadelphia, Dec. 27.—Joe Walcott,
the former champion, last night scored
a victory over George Cole, of Trenton.
In the windup at the Broadway Ath
letic Club. Cole took the bout with
little preparation, as Eddie Chambers,
who was billed to meet Walcott! was
out because of a sore shoulder. Cole
fought well for a time, but the longer
the bout went the greater gecame Wal
cott's superiority.
Altho Walcott was not 111 flrst-cfase
condition, he forced the fighting al
nearly every stage. Joe had the ad
vantage of every round except the
third. The men had an argument at
the end of the bout and had to be
dragged from each other by their sec
onds and the police.
With Little Rock—Ben Hill. W. F.
Parrott.
With Savannah—L. Hixson.
With Macott—Lawrence Beckley,
John Mallarkey, Charles Stubbe.
With Columblar—A. J. Romer, G. W.
Lewis, Catcher Hartman.
Released By Purchase.
By Jersey City to Little Rock—Play
er Keister.
By Little Rock to Jersey City—
Player Rockenfeld.
By Lawrence to Atlanta—J. P. Cove-
ney.
By Montgomery to Macon—John
Mallarkey.
By Macon to Montgomery—Joe Peps,
Fred Wohlleben, Jack Robinson.
By Fort Wayne to Montgomery—
Merryman.
By Montgomery to Fort Wayne—
Nye.
Great Auto Show
Opens Saturday
New York. Dec. 27.—When the doors
of Madison Square Garden open at 8
o’clock Saturday evening the motor-
loving public will see the most beauti
ful show of'the year.
It will so far surpass any exhibitions
that have ever been held In the garden
as to be beyond comparison with them.
Groucha The Monk.
SAY, CAN’T YOU Keep
This blamed clock in
LfOR A CHANGE
SAVANNAH ALMOST SURE
TO GET STOCK CAR RACE
A LEAGUE LEADER.
Indiana Has Been Counted
Out and Georgia Likely
to Land Plum.
thoiicb
hlffffpat
Chlenfo, Deo. 27.—It looks tta
Havnnnnh would awnnleri tho
atrlpiMNl stock oar race of the year.
Tho event In going to come off, probably
under tho auspices of the American Auto
mobile Association, nnd It was origin* II?
plunycd to hold It lu Indians. It has t»een
found Impractical to have It In that state
nnd as Savannah seems to be the Ideal place
the Georgia city Is likely to get the cull.
Decisive action has not been taken, no
ir as .Savannah la concerned, for Presi
dent Hotchkiss Is desirous of learning the
nttltnde of the trade before determining
U|hhi any one place. To get it full expres
sion of opinion from mamifaeturcrs and
prominent owners who are Interested In
entering machines In such n contest Presi
dent llotebklss Is sending out letters broad
cast over ibe country.
It was or!dually planned that the A. A.
A. would bold Its stock car race lu the
middle West, as the Vanderbilt cup rare
will l»e In the Kast. thus dividing the plums
Investlgntl
that tho the roads
state of Indiana. In ...
to hold the contest, could not grant the
a led the fact
good enough, the
Abk'h It was pro|Mtscd
ueeessary permission, as the state legisla
ture does not convene this winter. This
plan, therefore, had to l»e abandoned. I
The stock car race at Savannah has tipi
to the present time been promoted by Ha
vauuabaiis themselves on tlielr own nook. i
but they wanted the backing of the nation j
al organisation to aid In getting a large.
entiy list. It Is now prohntilc that the A. i
A. A. will take hold of that proposal race,
nationalise It ami make It the big otock
ear struggle of the organization.
These radical changes In the plans of the
technical Ismrd, together with the rules
governing the stork « ar contests, will the
presented to the executive committee of the
A. A. A. by t'hitlrnutn Van HIcklen nt a
meeting of that committee In Xew York
Saturday, December IK.
If Snvnimah Is selected as the scene for
the A. A. A. stork ear races the meet proim-
hly will take place the week or possibly
the
a fte
Ormond
tty of Savannah will give handsome
es for each race. The entrance f»*c
•h race will not exceed $500 and all t
160 to 300 miles.
• Is no other course* In
lug in the
ii those who have lus{H>cted
GIANTS BALK AT PAYING
$1,000 OWED NEW ORLEANS
Appeal to National Commis
sion and May Go to
Law Over It.
vents Will be
It Is claimed
ountry available 0
early spring
that course
nwrpose. It Ii
lecla
ugtb, while In oddftf'
utile course which can lu*
race*. On both course*
straightaways, practically
tber
is
shorter
miles
oil fo
there are tw*
vel, and
A. C. CROWDER.
Tills lx the new president of
the Cotton States League.
New York. !»ee. 27.—There trill Is* no New
Yeor’s present of $1,000 to tho New Orleans
club l»y the New York National Longue
rlnh la settlement of the Pelicans' claim
for ilnuinges for failure to carry out the
contract to |iley an exhibition serlen with
the Athletics la the lamlslaim city last
spring, for President Itrusli Is not satisfied
with Hie ruling of the'national commission
mi the Ktilijocr, and tins asked for a re
hearing of the
He will hard . ,
matitl, Pulliam and
By WILLIAM F. KIRK.
“I was noticing In the paper," said the Manicure Lady, "a nuestio.
which they wanted answered, 'What I* a Good Woman?' I sent in »!
answer this morning, and I hope It won first place. It ought to.” '
“What did you hand them?" asked the Head Barber.
“This Is what I wrote; 'A good woman Ib one who Is true to herself
while she Is Blngle, and true to her husband If she Is married.”
“Pretty good." said the Head Barber, "but why didn’t you make It lone
er? Nobody ever won a prize by loafing on the job and turning In short
copy.”
"Well," said the Manicure Lady, visibly nettled, "what le your definition
of a good woman?" n
"I haven't looked over the dope,” said the Head Barber. “I can tell von
right now what I think a good man Is. If you want to know. A good man u
a man with plenty of sand, good footwork and a punch In either hand Cor
bett was a good man; Fitzsimmons was a good man; Sullivan was a g(K ,j
man. t
CORBETT TELLS HER HIS MISSION.
"I knew Corbett,” declared the Manicure Lady. “He was in here the
other day to have his nails fixed. He showed me the null on the little linger
of his right hand—the one that Sharkey chewed off. He'e sure a swell fel-
low. Gee! you ought to hear him talk about the stage.
" 'My mission on the stage,' !)e says, 'Is not to parade pugilism, hut to
demonstrate that some pugilists has brains. Take that play of mine' he
says. 'The Lady and the Burglar.' In that play I show that the human i n .
tellect Is the most wonderful thing in the world. When I steal the silver nnd
hear the lady of the house coming down. I sit on the bag. showing that
mind can rise above matter.'"
"Corbett Is all right," agreed the Head Barber. "I always liked Jim but
I don't think he’s any great aetor. He was pretty fair In vaudeville, where
he told the story about the fellow with the brown hat, but he ain't so much
In the drama.”
“Anyway," said the Manicure Lady, "about the good woman. I think a
good woman Is the best and sweetest and noblest work In all creation. Like
the little daisy In the dell, waiting for the morning sun to come up and
open Its petals, she waits and waits through the years, until her lord and
master comes- to claim her for his own."
GIRLS DON’T WAIT; THEY WORK. .
The Head Barber grinned.
“Who wrote that ticket for you?" he demanded. “Who slipped that to
you about the daisy In the dell? I s'pose there Is plenty of daisies In the
dell, and plenty of good women, especially the good women.
“I ain't no cynic. I don't get enough money a week to lose my faith In
the ladles. But there's lots of mush In that thing about the lady waiting for
her lord and master to appebr and claim her. I’m married, and I know. My
girl didn’t wait—ehe Just came along
and grabbed me. They don't wait. They
work."
"Maybe they do." admitted the Mani
cure Lady. "But you certainly must
give It to them—their work Is fine and
flossy."
“It Is.” agreed the Head Barber. "You
never trimmed a set,of nails like you
arc going to trim your lord anil master
when he falls for you and makes you
his wife. It's all right for a daisy to
live In a dell until It can get n flat,
and you ain’t overlooking any bets. Be
a good woman, pick out a good flat, and
good luck to you.”
Over there where they thought Gun
ner Molr was a sure enough slugger
and a clever ring general, they go in
for wrestling.
A Galician gentleman, who wrestles
under the unique name of Zybsco (pro
nounce as pronounce can), and whl
weighs a matter of 18 stone—nearly 250
pounds In our language—is doing i
great stunts on the mat and winning
the approval of the sport-loving Brit
ishers.
Commenting on a match between Mr.
Zybsco and a Cossack named Padoub-
ny. The London Mall says:
"Not since Hackenschmtdt defeated
Mndrull for the second time hus any
wrestling match excited such Interest
as centers In the antagonism of these
newer Goliaths.
There were to have been four, nr
even five..competitors for the privilege
which victory Is to confer, but for va
rious reasons Rogers, Arif Hassan and
Koch have seceded, the Issue thus re
solving Itself Into a duel between Zyb
sco and Padoubny.” 1
GAME DEAD HERE.
Very Interesting and well put. but
not for us. Here In the United States
the wrestling game Is deader than the
time-honored door nail, because faking
«md hlppddromlng have killed It. Wres
tling, ns it happens, affords splendid
opportunities for faking. Two rugged
gladiators can strain and tug them
selves red In the face without really In
flicting any damage, and long ago the
disciple of grappling discovered this
fact, for you are .to know that even
wrestlers have some brains. It Is pos
sible that now and then two wrestlers
may get together nnd have a sure
enough scrap, but the percentage l»
woefully against It.
SEVERE RUN
F0R_M0T0RS
Will Plow For Five Days
Thru Sandy Roads
of Florida.
York club Is merely awarding $1,000 to tho
New Orleans Hull, loss an offset, when the
original ilcninml of the Injured party was
ten times greater, possibly to rare this
$1,000, In the event of the national commis
sion denying a rehearing nt Its next an
nual meeting iu riuelnuntl on January 7,
the New York elub will go to law.
This Is the second clash the (Hunts have
had with Southern longue dull*, the time
before Memphis being penalized for viola
tion of contract. Now the Knvnnnugh Iwnly
Is preparing to take action as a whole
against the New York Nationals, nnd In to
doing has stirred up a hornet's nest. Home
of the clubs ure desirous of pnsslng a rule
that will prevent any ftmthern league
from meeting the MeUrawItew In exhibi
tion games, while others want the griev
ances of the Dixie teams left to the Indi
vidual members.
iNote.—As Is usual with Southern League
Iteen made to bar hliu.)
M’GUGIN, BACK IN NASHVILLE,
TALKS OF NEW ONE-YEAR RULE
The election of Mr. Crowder as the
Hucceraor of President Stacy Compton.
In 'length. <ni the larger coursei of Vicksburg, who ha* served the
sharp turns which will t»e elltul- {league In a manner thoroughly accept-
t in ted. if desired, and some eousldersble t able during the past two years, was
grades. There are twelve turns, which, bow- j somew hat of a surprise. The position
was tendered him by a unanimous —
l.o oiled and i vote of the board of director* after' *• *'» Bach t hr stums he runs
•Is off the the announcement w«g made that Pre*- JjJg*- willlnmn r?»?n Vf Hast*
idem Compton did not care to serve an- K,L " m " ,n * 01
other term, and the director* “put it
up” to the Jackson man In nuch a man
ner that he could hardly decline the
honor.
NATIONAL LEAGUE PRESIDENT
TALKS OF RULES AND OUTLAWS
are twelve turns, which, lu
■arable of reconstruction and nt
least tt n ran be taken lit speed. The road
surface is hard, the course will l»e «*ll<
fences built to keep the
roads.”
The Boston American* will wear red
stocking* next season, and be known at
the Red Sox.
Nashville. Tenn.. Dec. 27.—Dan McGugln,
former Wolverine star, and for the past
four years the football roach of Vander
bilt. Is now a citizen of Nnshvllle. lie baa
cast his lot tu Dlzleland nnd from now on
will practice Uls chosen profession, that of
law, will teach In the vnndcrldlt faculty,
and will continue to coach the Vanderbilt
football teams In the fall.
A Louisville ninl Nnshvllle train Christ
ina* morning brought the great coach back
from Detroit, where he had l*'t*ii for sev
eral weeks, arranging his business affair*.
The partnership of Huston Sc Met;tight
Is of course dlsS4tlved.
t'ooch McUugtn was pleased that the
not Indulge In the highest ambition any
student—that Is, nn ntnlete—enu long for,
that of making one of bis college teams.’
The rule is not needed down hen*. There
are uo scouts In the Hmith. and there are
no questionable moth.sis belug employed
rger i
us»*d for such purposes.**
land.
President Pulliam Is not worrying himself
the least bit nl»out the talk of war on the
part of the American Assm-lathm. and
thinks there I* nothing In the retMirt that
the American Association would like to lu-
vndc Chicago.
••Conditions are very different now,’* ho
declared, "from what they were seven
year* «gu. when the American league was
formed. TJien the Nntlomtl League was lu
debt, there wen* dissension* In Its ranks.
It was In disfavor with the public and the
press, and It hud not the support of the
minor league*.
••Now It Is different. Baseball I* organ
ized as It never wns liefore. There are
rule was adopted at the recent
meet In-' so as to allow freshmen who are
real students to play the game of ftHttball.
-It wctild have been manifestly unfair."
he declare*. **to have adopted a rule that
said to ull freshmen. ’You shall not play;
you must lie around here a year; we think .
maybe you nn* not straight, and we don't J** ^ of mme lias it iieen so prosper-
wnnt to take any chances. \on can take The Cedar Rapid* colt I* built along',,us; never ha* luiseltull had such a hold on
exercise all right at college, but you can the *am« lines a* the quartet. the public.
. — Baseball, organized baseball, extends
The ranks of the human bean poles j from All>ertn. British Colnmliln. to Ont.-t-
In the big leagues, now made up of | Ho and Queliec. across to the Bast, down
Addle Joss. Fred Falkenberg. Victor M.^AHsmb- cmst t«» Florid*. acn»ra to the
The Amcricnn Association could not en-
t ** r wllbout breaking falih. It
wnni.i have no more right to go there than
i hlcago would have to conn* to Nashville.
"The American Association uud the Hast-
ern league 1 understand, ure not content
that tin* Southern nnd the California
leagues are in their class, but the two tun-
Jor league* have nothing to do with that.
Let the minor associations settle that
among themselves. I niff not nt nil ex-
cited over the war talk; In fact. I haven’t
paid n bit of attention to It, a* I regard
Is as pure “hot nlr.’ **
President Pulliam Is a memlier of the
National rules committee, which meet* | n
r ebriiary. and he Is heartily In favor of
two change*. One of them Is the doing
away with the pitchers' bill. Another Is
the custom of s4*orlng a time nt the bat
to the Imtter who bits a long fly and
ffir ro ““" *-•»
"Wbj shnu111 II Ilian who hit, n (!,, nuiL
In rtTis’t, earriflm hluiasir for tho imrisieo
■If muring a rnnnor." iuntlnuoil Sir. l'nl.
llsin. "In- given a time ’at tho InitJ He
ailranrea tho rnnnor l.y Intontloiialfr malt-
lug «n mit, rot a time at tb« list goo.
against him. Let It Is* m-oreil iiy a simple
out anil no time at the hat. That la fair-
Sporlal to Tho Georgian.
Jacksonville. Fla., Dec. 27.—"I™
will be one of the most severe ami In
teresting road runs ever given In this
country will be that In Florliln In
ruary, the exact date of which has n»‘
yet been settled.
The run will be from Jacksonville to
Mlnnii, 368 miles, and under the aus
pices of the Florldn East Coust Auto
mobile Association. ,
The start will be made early In t"«
morning and the drivers will ,ml *f *
control nt the Alcazar. St. Augustine,
and there take lunch and he enn'*"
bv the muyor of the city, Postmzwef
Alba, John Anderson and other pron"
nent citizens. From that y
drivers will hit the King's Highway tor
Ormond. The distance from Jackson
vllle to St. Augustine Is 87 miles, sna
the 'total distance for the day to
innnd will be 104 miles.
Speaking of the King's High"a), J
Is well known that King
troops built a road from Mnrys'm.
Ou., thru the Florldn forests, which
still In very fair condition In places-
The second day’s run will be toJJ**
ledge. 175 ml^s from Jacksonville, to
tal mileage of 71 miles for the
Half of the distance, however. Is *•£
rough, going over a trail merely s"" .
Ing the wny. The third day * cun
be from Rockledge to Fort Pierce.
miles, or 67 miles for the day. I",
day’s run will be thru a barren
and some creeks will have to lie for
and possibly a little brldgework holm
but the commissioners of the coun y
will give a hand In making the [J*
passable. The fourth day’s run »»*.
a stemwlnder. and the "sand m *>
will have a day of strenuous BorK ' i
the going between Fort plcri , JL,
Palm Beach Is paid to be somethin*
awful, even no trail In some ptz _
and connections will have to be j
with sundry turpentine roads < ut
by the big wheel turpentine certs-
The fifth day will be “w»*]e* ,
honey" for all hands, as the
road from Palm Beach to Miami »
In flne trim