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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. 0000<KH>0000<H>000<KKKKB«?000 o o o 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 OQCKKKHJOOOOOOOOGOOOOOOOOOO 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.