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GIDDY OFF-SEASON DOINGS
SPORT NEWS
EDITED BY PERCY H. WHITING
IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS
PIEDMONT GOLF CLUB HRS
ABANDONED OLD COURSE
The member* of tl»<' Piedmont Golf
Club held a meeting Wednesday morning
At the office of Milton Dnrgnn, president,
and after considering the matter for some
time decided to disband the club and aban
don the golf house and links at Piedmont
park.
Thl* action was necessary, owing to the
fact that the building which they are at
present occupying will. In a short time, Ih»
dismantled. This win leave them without
a home. and. In addition to this, the golf
ers of Atlantn have found it more pleasant
to play over the links of the Atlantn
Athletic Club, nt East I^ike.
The members of the Piedmont Golf Club
have felt that the athletic club is entitled
to nil the encouragement which can he
afforded them, nnd they have taken this
atep with a view to Increasing the already
growing Interest In the new course at
East Lake.
Notices will be sent out today to nil of
the old members of the Piedmont Golf
Club, requesting thepi to remove their
sticks nnd other golf paraphernalia !m
mediately, nnd It Is hoped that the mem
hers will not delay doing this, since their
golf outfits may be misplaced If left for
a longer time In the old building nt Pled*
moat park.
The passing of the ,nld golf course nt
Piedmont park Is a matter of keen regret
to the many golfers In Atlanta, who l°nrn-
ed to play there, nnd where so many good
tournaments nnd so many hard fought
matches have been pulled off. The course
was not the liest In the country by several
hundred, and It had Its limitations, but
it was u tidy little course and afforded
good sport
With the passing of the Piedmont course
will come a new era of golf for Atlanta.
The old course tended In no way to de
velop a good game, beyond enforcing ac
curacy nnd an ability to play straight.
On the new course, the piny era will have
to lengthen out their games, and those
who learn golf at East Lake will have
nothing to fear of any other course In the
country.
A Dozen Atlanta Golfers
Will Play in Birmingham
The lure of the multitudinous cups has
proved too strong for Atlanta golfers, nnd
the largest team ever sent from Atlanta
will go to Birmingham nnd play In the In
vitation tournament there for the eighteen
prises—thirteen of them cups.
Already eight or ten men have positively
i announced that they the going for the
j tournament, nnd probably the number will
• run ns high ns fifteen-possibly higher—be-
! fore the day of departure arrives.
Among those who will make the trip are
j William r. Hill, who will captain the team;
j F. G. Bird, winner of the Trawlck cup and
• local champion; W. .?. Tllaon, runner up In
! the recent tournament; Fulton Colville. Hr.
Holland, T. B. Payne and A. T. E. Brown.
This Is the list of certainties. The proba
bilities are even more numerous.
Home of the players will leave Atlanta
next Tuesday night nnd will spend Wednes
day practicing for the event. The rest of
the delegation will Join them Thursday
morning, when the tournament begins.
With such a list of entries It looks nS
though the Atlanta golfers ought to take
away a prize or two—out of the eighteen.
Of course they will go up against the pick
of the golfers of the middle South, but nt
thnt they ought to do their share In taking
down cups and trophies of various kinds.
The Birmingham Invitation tournament
promises to rank next 111 Importance to the
Southern championship and Is the big golf
ing event of the fall.
Disagreement Over Rules
Kills O’Brien-Berger Bout
By W. W. NAUGHTON.
San Francisco, Oct. A,—The Jack O'Hrle
Bam Berger match la off.
O'Brien wants a clean break nnd no hit
ting In the clinches, while Berger held out
for the privilege of working a free nrui
at any nnd nil times. They could not agree
and the "Thanksgiving day meeting In the
green fields of Colma” Is numbered with
things that might have been.
When, a day or two ago, O'Brien sent
Word from Los Angeles that he would sanc
tion an even split of the prise money, It
looked ns though the big boxers were draw
ing together. There was still the clean
break against free hitting to be udjusted,
and a conference was called for last night
at Coffroth’s resort j.
Jack Crlbbona was there to spenk for
O'Brien.
“How do we stand?'’ asked Berger.
•'O’Brien still Insists that the articles
signed In Chicago be lived up to," replied
Crlbbons.
"Then we may ns well cnll the mntch
off,” said Berger.
"All right,” said Crlbbons.
Coffroth^ who was present, said thnt If
SEVENTH N. Y.
WINS JROPHY
OUT8HOOTS QUEEN’S WESTMIN.
8TER TEAM AND CAPTURES
HOWARD VINCENT SHIELD.
tho men hurl n(treed to flitlit n» per Chicago
agreement, lie would not Imre handled Ihe
tight anyhow. There wna too much hug
ging mid not enough lighting In u light
of I hut kind. He referred to prev
tlghte, ami auyn they were nil fnrees.
Crlbbona then etrnek na follows:
"I want to any for O'Hrlen thnt ho sim
ply WHhta to adhere to the nrtleles of agree
ment signed by Berger nnd himself In flit-
eugo. An agreement Is nn agreement, and
those nrtleles call for n clean break.
"If Ilerger lins ehnnged his mind,
must nut Idnme O'Brien, .look 1ms n
very nicely throughout. lie agreed to
vide ttie money, In order to bring Hie nmteh
to n head, but he will not give In tu the
Other matter. He weighs 3T, pounds |«...
than Berger, nnd will not light uuder any
but the clean break system."
It developed that. In addition to break
ing away without punching, O'Brien want
ed It understood that there to lie no hit
ting at nny time while the men were
tough'd up In anything resembling n
clinch.
Neither side would budge, nnd no there
will l)e no tight.
FOOTBALL IS ON TRIAL
(
WHAT WILL THE VERDICT BE?
PREP. SEASON
OPENS_MONDAY
GEORGIA MILITARY ACADEMY
TEAM TRIES DONALD FRAZER
AT COLLEGE PARK.
FACETIOUS ADVICE TO ASPIRING CATCHERS BY “MAT.
ff
New York, Oct. 4.—The Sir Howard
Vincent SJileld will go Into the collec
tion of trophies held in this country'
won through the prowess of American
gportamen and will bo seen In the Sev
enth regiment armory for at least hv
years.
It goes there through the success of
the rifle team of the Seventh regiment,
which defeated the team of the Queen's
Westminsters In the big shoot.
The Seventh men won in such a way
that there wna no question of their
Victory.
Their total score at the four ranges
was 1,648 and the Westminsters scored
1,688. The record on each side Is a
remarkable one. The lowest score on
the Seventh’s team was 270 and the
highest 278. They beat the score made
In the match at Blaley last year by 168
points.
BOY INJURED
AT FOOTBALL
Pittsburg, Pa., Oct. 4.—The first Se
ri ('US accident at football In thin vi
cinity Is reported from Alleghany. Wil
liam Brandon, aged 14 years, captain
of the Ninth ward school eleven, was
Injured in a game with the second
team of the school, and Is thought to
be dying at his home on Ottawa
street.
Young Brandon was trying to get
through the line and there was a pile-
up on him anil in some way he was
kicked In the stomach so hard that he
had to be carried from the field. His
physicians fear that he can not live.
NO NAME-NO STORY.
If the press agent for the football
team of the Peacock School will sign
his notices they will probably be used
In The Georgian. Otherwise they find
the waste basket
ATLANTA MAN
IS ELECTED
Enlvcrulty of Georgia, Athena, Gn„ not
I.-TiiPiiliiy afternoon, l» tin* University
hnpH. W.IH belli Hu* Athletic A**«»clatlon
<io7 * ° n *° r * erni ‘‘ndlng February,
offloi
elected:
•blent—Eugene Tafauulge, of Forsyth,
Frank Martin, of Atlanta,
ttilcutt, of Athena,
jtentletneti arc prominent In
college If*
of the I
Vice Presl.1
of the soldo
tary John A. lltutiilcutt.
lenlor
All of the
he \nrloiiM affair*
Ilf.*,
It In n relief to turn from the mad rush
for pcnnnnt* and necond place* to the
culm consideration of the n*plration* of
an earnest devotee of the great national
game, says Mat, In The New York Globe.
It I* evident our correspondent desire* to
shine ns a great hack stop, nnd he Is Igno
rant of the qualities that go to make up n
catcher. Naturally he turn* to The Globe
for Information, nnd Ills appeal will not be
In vain. Here Is his simple pleu for en
lightenment:
"Sporting Editor Globe—Sir: Could you
give me a few points on catching?
“ADOLPH."
Why, Adolph, It affords me the keenest
delight to give you some points ou catch
ing.
First of nil, get n catching glove about
the size of n smoked ham.’
Then buy a life preserver thnt look*
like the back of the biggest turtle ever
caught A mnnk nnd shin pad* complete
the armor, and you are ready for the
frny.
After the umpire ha* announced the bat
teries by saying; "Lndlsh an’ Gentlemen:
Fer Noo'Yawk, Zumph *n Wasbwah; fer
Hnathy, Dzatn 'n Wifzer." You walk slow
ly down to the home plate so the crowd
can get n gooil view of you. Then you
catch a few balls from the pitcher. Be sure
and catch them In the glove, for there Is
nothing so trying to a catcher ns to In
tercept a speedy out-curve with the un
gloved hand.
When the battle begins you must sign
the pltctmr for the ball you think Is aure
to fool the batter. Thla Is Important. In
making signals, you squnt down on your
haunches and mnke a motion with your
gloved hand.
The pitcher will put his head on one
side In an Interrogative manner. You will
then repent tho signal, and the pitcher
wll stare blankly at you. At this point,
you get Into the limelight. With an nlr
of extreme Irritation, you remove your
mask and walk toward the pitcher. He
meets you half way, and you whisper to
hlin:
"Sny, are ye gettln' daffy? If you can't
t'lnk of de signals, why put ’em over the
pan.”
Then you stalk majestically hack to the
plate. The spectators will then say: "He
called him good nnd plenty,” and you will
acquire n reputation for head-work.
Any time the ball comes within six Inches
of the plate nnd the umpire calls It n ball,
hold the sphere In your hnnd some seconds
before returning It to the pitcher, at the
same time glancing nt the spectators with
nn Ironical smile. This will settle the um
pire with the onlookers.
If yon have a passed ball, tuck your right
hnnd under your left arm nnd hop about
like a headless chicken. The spectators
will then sympathetically remark: "Isn't
he nn unlucky chap?"
If .the pitcher makes n wild pitch, go to
the box nnd ask him If he is getting woozy,
and the fans will fay: “He's a great
catcher for steadying a young twlrler.”
When n runner steals second nnd your
throw Is too low or too high, tell tho um
pire thnt the batter Interfered with your
throw.
If your pitcher is effective and wins his
game, tell him thnt If you could work be
hind him a few’ times he would develop
Into quite a pitcher.
In fact, give the Impression that your
team would be In a minor leftgue were It
not for your efforts.
Those are all the points, Adolph, thnt we
think of at present, hut If you desire more
information do not hesitate to write for It.
There’s a roller skating rink near the
I’olo Grounds, and when Cy S'eyraour came
out of the grounds last evening he said he
would take a whirl on the rollers. Asked
If he knew anything about the game,, he
replied thnt he was one of the best Ice
sknters In America. When he got the roll
ers on his feet he glided about the floor
with the utmost ease. But when he want
ed to stop he put his heel down like an
Ice skater. Ills head bumped the floor
nnd the lights danced before his eye*.
“Looks ns though he was out,” said Man
ager Pike.
Cy looked up nnd yelled:
"I ain't ont. Never touched me.”
But he says he thinks he is better on
Ice.
The Georgia Military Academy football
team opens its season, next Mouday after
noon on the Georgia Military academy
grouuds at College Park, In a game against
the Donald Fraser team.
The College Park team Is an unusually
light one, averaging, perhaps, 130 pounds
to the man, but It Is fast aud gingery to
a degree.
The nieu who are practically sure to
make the team are Bird, Aiken, Merrln,
Cooperbuak, Griffin, Forbes, Willingham!
Whiteley, Haughton, Dotey, Clark, Wilson!
Summerlin and Robertson.
Just which positions these men will piny
has hot been determined ns yet
This game will mark the real opening
of the local prep school season, and will
be a large event In the local prep school
world.
The Georgia Military Academy boys are
learning "modified footbull" under the
coaching of Bob Patterson, Vanderbilt and
All-Southern center last year, nnd they are
expected to do some McGuganlsh stunts
which will surprise the natives.
BAD ACCIDENT
TO BIG MOTOR
New York, Oct. 4.—At least fifteen cars
were on the Vanderbilt cup course yog.
terday, and made trials of speed. Specta
tors nt the dangerous turns at Manhassett
dip and Krugs corners saw what came near
being two death-dealing collisions.
The 110-horsepower Frayer-Mlller car,
driven by Frank Lnwwell, was rushing up
grade nt Manhassett dip, when Wagner,
In his 100-horsepower Dnrracq, making the
turns at 60 miles on hour, attempted to go
by nnd cut In front., Law well slowed his
car to let him pass, when the wheels Inst
their grip on the road, and the car slid Into
the ditch, throwing the driver nnd his me
chanic, Chnrles Echort, violently out to the
ground. The front axle of the machiuo was
twisted, and the cur Is probably out of
commission. The Frayer-Mlller people have
second car, which they expect to enter
In the stead of the one which was hurt.
Walter Christie wits yesterday granted
permission to enter his 200-horsepower
car for the Vanderbilt cup race on Satur
day. The Christie car has greater poteu-
tlnllty than any other entered for the cou-
teat.
BABB BACK IN MEMPHIS
AFTER BAGGING GOOD MEN
Glad to get back home in spite of w’et
weather prevailing hereabouts, Charles
Babb, who managed what many people
regarded as the best ball team in tho
South during the 196 season, march
ed Into Memphis yesterday, already
clothed In a smile and pleased at pros
pects for his future fortune In the
diamond fields, says the Memphis Com
mercial-Appeal.
The Memphlt leader, who proved by
dint of hard work, clean cut methods
and sportsmanlike demeanor, on and
rf the field, that a successful ball club
an he conducted with all sorta of
rough and rowdy tactics barred, has
been scouting for material. He has
visited the hotbeds of baseball In and
around the Hoosler state of Indluna,
which produced Sugar Glen Llebhart.
Absent for more than two weeks,
Manager Babb bagged enough playing
timber f.»r 1907 inspection to rest for
awhile, hilt he Is not satisfied yet and
NAT KAISER & CO.
Bargains in unredeemed Dia
monds. Confidential loans on val
uables.
15 Hqcatur St. Kimball House.
Intends to keep his eyes and ears open
for all possible talent /for next season.
Meantime he la keeping a silent tongue
on the subject of some looked-on bur
led baseball treasures garbed In hu
man guise for per so the drafting pe
riod Is not yet passed and to enlight
en the mayor moguls on certain se
crets he possesses might, in the opin
ion of Manager Babb, lead to some of
the nuggets being unearthed before
plucking time.
"Of course we will have Watson, the
Texan,” said Sir Charles. "We bought
Galveston's cluim on Watson when
permitted Louis Haldt to return to
Uulveston und play second base. They
tell me Watson is a good pitched, and
I value him rightly from what others
have told me. Then we have bought
from Cairo a big left-handed twlrler,
who stands over six feet In his stock
ings. His name is Wagner and I wit
nessed him in action In Indiana the
other day. He comes from Lfebhart’s
home and this may be considerable In
dorsement. I have also looked over
other pitchers and have on my tab
several whose names will be given out
utter the drafting season ends.”
Manager Babb associated pleasure
with business during his tour, his hol
iday being spent In helping Indiana
teams win games. How he smashed
Into a home run In Evansville, break
ing up a ten-tnning contest with the
only run of the day, has already been
told In the columns of The Commer
cial-Appeal. His last game was play
ed Saturday and he again achieved
prominence by swatting a four-fur
long rap at a critcal period, thereby
closing his season ns he started, ref
erence being made to a home run Babb
cracked during the first game of the
Southern League year.
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Yale. 21; Wesleyan,- 0. O
Princeton, 22; Stevens,
FOOTBALL WEDNESDAY.
Harvard, 10; Bowdoln, 0.
FLORIDA CANCELS DATE;
MAY GET ASHEVILLE TEAM
The University of Florida has c
celled the game which Its football team
was duo to play here October 13
Tho Tech authorities were in doffbt
about this game Repeated letters of
Inquiry failed to bring out the fact
that the Florida team had or had not
decided to come to Atlanta.
Thursday The Georgian received a
communication from J. A. Forsythe,
Jr., physical director and athletic
eoach_ of the University of Florida,
saying:
'Dear Sir: The game between Tech v.
Florida University has been called off
by Florida, ns they cannot take the
trip. Sincerely.
"J. A. FORSYTHE.”
When shown this letter Couch Her
man said:
"I am glad to learn something defi
nite about the matter. We could not
find out anything from them ourselves.
'If Florida cancels the game I do
not see but that we shall be obliged
to collect the $100 forfeit which they
put up. We can not afford to have
teams dropping out on us at this stage
of the game.
Mr. Heisman will at once enter Into
communication with the manager of
the Asheville Athletic Club football
team and make an effort to fill the
open date with that aggregation. The
Asheville team is made up of stars,
and would undoubtedly prove a good
drawing card.
AUTO DANGERS
By JULIAN HAWTHORNE.
People are not yet Inured to being run
over by automobiles; nnd (though this Is a
fact less widely known) the iiutoinoblllsts
themselves are not fond of running down
people. Several bad accidents of recent
occurrence, nnd the Vanderbilt cup race,
which takes place Hnturdny, render reflec
tions of this sort timely. The rare Is to
be run on a circuit of Long Island public
roads, ami of course on the day of the race
ordinary traffic on them will !■» suspended.
The trouble Is thnt, chiefly owing to the
dozen or thereabouts of sharp turns on the
course, the competitor* are obliged to do a
great ileal of practising, which means that
•r some weeks previous to the contest the
ads In question can be traversed by or
dinary folks only nt the Imminent risk of
being swooped down upon by a roaring
dragon wagon going a mile n minute. Pub-
lb’ roads nr
of ordinary
OOOOOOOOOBOCHSMWHCHaOOOOOOOg
° FOOTBALL FATALITY.
Mount Sterling, Ky., Oct. 4.— O
O Making a tackle In a game of O
O football Roger Heddon, son of the O
O editor of a local newspaper, was O
O thrown on hts head and received O
O a concussion of the brain. Physl- O
O dans say he can not recover. O
O O
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New York, Oct. 4.—Tommy O'Day, the
Southwark featherweight, Is very much
put out by tl** roasting handed him by
Willie O'Keefe, the* protege of "Unk"
Russell, of Philadelphia. O'Day says he
has met some of the best featherweights
In the Quaker Pity, and Is willing to
most O’Keefe nt nuy time for love or
money. He further says his manager will
buck him against O'Keefe for $50).
SNAPSHOT OF ED RUELBACH, THE CUB'S GREAT PITCHER.
BROTMAN THE TAILOR,
of 3 E. Alabama street, has engaged
rooms at 39 1*2 Whitehall street, to
use as work shop, tn connection with
the Alabama street place.
WATCH BROTMAN GROW.
what Is to bo done?
If ordinary folks keep on getting mu
oyer they are liable to arise, If uut too
much hurt, and cause laws to be put^-d
prohibiting practlco spins; which would
practically put au end to racing too. That
would be a pity, for there is some as
well as a good deal of fun, In seeing how-
fast an automobile can go. But it should
not be forgotten that rncing is one thing
and nutomoblllng Is, or should be, quite
another. Automobilists themselves, how
ever, sometimes forget this, with results
frequently disastrous. The limit of speed
thnt can be reached is prohati!/ already In
sight. No machine Is likely to be made
that can travel more tbnu 2 miles a minute.
Races would lack their chief reason for
being If everybody had seen beforehand
the best that could be done. Unreasonable
ruces might then ns well bo stopped, nnd
nutomoblllng proper be resumed. And In
this way the problem would be, In n meas
ure, solved.
Otherwise, courses ought to be made ex
clusively for races nnd for practice. That
would be costly, but so Is the sacrifice of
human life. It might probably be a long
time before the special course* will be laid
out nnd prepared, nnd meanwhile accidents
would happen; but If a beginning were
made the public nnxlety would be relieved.
It Is nl*o true thnt American bumnn na
ture loves speed, and years may pass be
fore nutomoblllstN will const* from speeding
strnlght stretches of road, whether for
men* pleasure of It or for the sake of
passing gome brother nutomohilist. For ths
of this abuse we must trust to com
mon sense, experience nnd strict but not
oppreslvo laws.
r the moment the automobile Is a m*w
toy, nnd we go to some excess In exploiting
It. And It Is not to be forgotten that the
races are popular largely on account of
the danger involved. On October 6 you will
find the greatest crowd collecting nt the
sharpest turns, on the chance of seeing •*
spill. All this Is a little barbarous; we are
not yet quite civilized. Wo shall reform
sooner or later; but the sooner the better,
on ull accounts.
League Standings I
Played. Won. Lost. PC.
. 151 115 36 .7*52
162
150
150
150
149
145
146
146
NELSON IS WORKING, THOUGH HE HAS NO FIGHT IN SIGHT.
Clubs.
Chicago . . .
New York .
Cleveland. .
Philadelphia.
St. Louis . .
Detroit . .
Washington .
Boston , . .
WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS.
American—
Cleveland 4, Detroit 3.
New York 7, Philadelphia 5.
Philadelphia 3, New York 0.
Washington 2, Boston 1.
Boston 2, Washington 1.
National—
Philadelphia 3, New York 1.
Brooklyn 13, Boston 4.
FOOTBALL RULES.
Carry your old felt hat to Bu.wv
be cleaned nnd renhaped. 28 1-1 Whit*
hall itreel.