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Fights and Football Games SPORT NEWS EDITED BY PERCY H. WHITING Interest the World of Sport SILLY’S ANNUAL MEETING WILL BE HELD THURSDAY Election of President, the Question of Salary and Players Limits, Report on Averages and Adoption of Schedule. Specie 1 to The Georgian. Jacksonville, Fla.,* Oct. 17.—The an nual meeting of the directors of the South Atlantic League clubs will be held In Charleston Thursday, according to an official crfll of Prealdent Charlea Boyer. Much business of Importance will be transacted on this occasion. One of the most Important matters to come up at this time will be the election of a president. Whether or not Mr. Boyer will succeed himself remains to be seen. It has been stated that he had been tendered the presidency of the Virginia League and as that circuit would keep him near home all the sea son that It wan quite likely he would accept the position. No announcement has been made by Mr. Boyer relative to hla quitting the South Atlantic ' League. No other candidate has been an nounced for the place and the club owners of the Bally League,with prob ably the exception of Augusta, would be ; pleased to have Mr. Boyer remain as I the head of the organisation. That Salary Limit! Another matter of much Import to come up at this time la the salary limit of teams for next season. Last year the limit was raised to 11,700, but was not adhered to. There was hardly club In the league that did not exceed the price. Neither wan the player limit of sixteen men enforced to the letter, and thin caused some feeling. A m*' Jorlty of the directors wilt thin year fa vor limiting the teams to thirteen men, Including the manBger-player, and dls pense with the salary limit altogether, permitting each club to pay what price they please. This, It Is said, will also meet with some opposition on the grounds that If one team la paid a big price the others will have to do like wine to stay In the race, and that thin policy will result In bankrupting the league. 8ame Old 8chtdule. The schedule of the season of 1907 will be submitted for adoption. It will contain the same number of games— lid—played last season, beginning April Id and closing Heptember 9. President Boyer will at this meeting announce the official averages of the teams for the pant season, and the awarding of the 1906 pennant will be officially made to the 8avannah club. The Jacksonville club will be .represented at the meeting by President William West and Secretary James D. Bur bridge, who leave here tomorrow night for Charleston. Terry McGovern Is Favored to Defeat “Young Corbett” OOO00000OO00OOOOOOO0OO0OOg 0 BY YOUNG CORBETT. 0 a 0 O I am positive that I will win O 0 from McGovern tonight. I am O O back In the game to light my jvay O O back to the top. McGovern knows O 0 1 have hlsSumber. It's "It." O 0 O 00000000000000000000000000 New York, Oct. 17.—At odds of 10 to 7 and 8 to 5, Terry McGovern, twice beaten by Toung Corbett, 1a the fa vorite over the once great champion lA their six-round light at Philadelphia tonight. There Is every Indication that It will be the hottest scrap that Phllly or any other town In the East has seen for many a day. Strange to say, In spite of months of loose living, the two lighters have worked back Into such shape that their old-time supporters are with them again and feel the same confidence In their ability as of old. A few montha of work In the Berk shire hills, topped off with strenuous training at Johnson's road house, has restored Terry to hla former nimble ness, While he has lost not a whit of hla aggressiveness. William Dawson, Charlie Mayhood, Johnny Burdick and Ben Bowman have been taking turns at being punched by the little Brooklynite, and they will O0000000000000000000000O00 0 BY TERRY M’GOVERN O 0 It cotpes down to the wallop I have the punch 0 and condition. . 0 and can use It. I feel sure Cor- O O belt will be counted out. I was O 0 never In better shape, string O 0 along with me. O 0000000O00O0O0O0000000000O vouch for It that there Is steam behind the punches. They have felt It. Tim McGrath and Alec Greggalns have Wil liam 11. Rothwell, the Denver boy, who earned fame under the sobriquet of "Young Corbett," under their charge, and have done wonders with him. Only two months ago no one In the Aportlng world would have believed that thla boy, then spending hla time freely among the attractions of the great metropolis, could again train Into a real lighter, with considerable ability and punitive power, but that la just what happened. A month of training at Stamford, Conn., under the watchful eye of Greg- galna, the trainer who put the finish ing touches on him at 'Frisco, has brought hint back. There may be a little superstition In the Corbett camp, but they are all sure that Greggalns has accomplished what all believe to be the Impossible, and that Is to restore Corbett to his old lighting class. Corbett and McGovern will be In the ring at 10:48 p. m. Jack 0 } Brien on War Path; Whips Two Men in a Row By C. E. VAN LOAN. Los Angeles, Cal., Oct. 17.—Philadel phia Jack O'Brien took two more scalps last night and we shall hear no more of at least one “world's champion heavy weight," Fred Cooley, of Chicago. If the aald Cooley ever put a hard punch on O'Brien's Jaw It must have been when John was counting the gal lery or flirting with somebody In the boxes. O'Brien put Cooley away In three rounds. The “heavy weight champion” was all In aj the end of the seventh round, for O'Brien stood up and stung him and literally rocked him to sleep., The minute's rest did him no good and rights to the Jaw sent Cooley to the floor for the long count. Oddly enough the same thing hap pened In the Trimble light. O'Brien fooled along with Trimble for seven rounds, probably to give the people something for their money. In the eighth he began to light Id earnest and Trimble took the count four times before the bell, which saved him by catching him on the carpet. Trimble was all In when he came bark In the ninth. O'Brien floored him twice In the ninth round and the sec ond time Robinson counted Trimble out before he got to hla feet. Fighters All Harvesting Coin York, Oct. 17.—Tommy Murphy, tb* Harlem boicr, who recently defeat*! Kid Goodman, at Chelsea, baa Wen signed by Matchmaker Jours McUuinan, of the Na tional Athletic Club, of Philadelphia, to meet Johnny Dwyer, of Perth Amboy, ueit Haturday night. The latter la a strong and rugged boxer, and la capable of giving Mur* pby a good fight They meet at 120 pounds. Frankie Paul, the local featherweight, says he Is read* to accent the challenges of '‘Emergency" KeUy and Frankie Madden. THOMPSON TOO ILL TO FIGHT Ban Francleco, Oct. 17.—The Hy- land-Thompson fight, scheduled for to night In Colma, Is off. Thompson Is suffering from a high fever and la al together too III to enter the ring. Billy Roche, manager of the Colma Club, was notified of Thompeon'e Illness yester day and hurried to see him. One glance showed him that there was no chance that Thompson would be able to fight, and Roche Immediately called the match off. Manager McClintock, for Hyland, was sent for. lie said his man did not want to take advantage of his oppo nent's sickness and agreed to accept only enough of Thompson’s forfeit money to cover Hyland’s training ex penses. OFFICE LETTER BOX. ther of them In ii that will offer the target purse and In esse they csli not meet In public, be Is satisfied to go ou lu private. first show run by tbe club in serersl months, and as both boys hare good rec ords It Is expected tbe bout sill draw a crow-ded house. They meet at 1U pounds for 91,500 purse. What should prove to lie a hunt srrap la -- tbe cant to take ptaee at the eureka Baltimore t „ f this city, llvnu etash for fifteen mmols. The. meet at 10 pounda ringside, ann a 'side bet of 92SO binges on tbe result. Georgia Is Strengthening For Game With Clemson Spccfn! to The Georgian. University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., Oct. 17.—The 'varsity squad la working hard strengthening any weak places that cropped out lu Hatunlny's game against Davidson. Not that many weak places appeared, how* for Georgia's team showed up In splendid style, and the result was only what was to t>e expected, since Georgia had a lighter, younger team, and was play ing her first game of the season, while Da vidson's men were more seasoned, snd she wss plsylng her third gfttne of the set- son. Carter Franklin, of last year's scrubs snd tbe first baseman on the baseball team, la back In college, and la a promising can didate for tbe team; also. Will (.'ann, of Havanunli, Is entered, and la showing up In good form. Harold Ketron, captain of the Georgia team In 1903, and the star center of the team that year, la showing up In the same splendid form he did three year* ago. Ketron makes a very strong nucleus to build a team around. Ills work In Haturday'* game was of tbe spectacular variety. Georgia will go through a week's bard practice and be In good form to meet the Clemson Tigers In'Clemson next Haturday. The following men are now eAtlhg regular ly nt the training table: Thurman, DeLa- perrlere, Arrendale. H. Ketron, McCay, Har mon, Brown, Itaoul, G. C. Ketron, Hansom, Hmltli. Fleming, Hodgson. Graves, Newton, Nlchol, Marsliliiirn, .McWhorter, Hatcher, Llpshuts and Cann. FOOTBALLGAMES TODAY. Pennsylvania against Uralnus, at Phila delphia. _ Annapolis against 8t. Johns, at Annapo- Wesleyan against Massachusetts Aggies, nt Middletown, Conn. This photograph, taken In Chicago, shows the great crowd which assembled at the grounds of the National team to watch the flrot game for the baseball championship of the world. It was an extremely cold day, and when the game began snow was falling. The enthusiasm of the fans, however, was so great that they willingly turned up their coat collars and stamped their feet in order to keen as wartn as possible while the tWo major league champions battled for supremacy on the dla- SEWANEE-TECH GAME IS THE FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE Th« flrat game of championship proportions played In the South during the present season will be seen on Tech field Saturday afternoon, when the team representing the Untvetoty of the South at Sewanee meets the toot- balltsts of the Georgia School of Technology. This Is the flrst time this year that two teams who appear to have a look-in for the championship of the South will get together. Just at present flrst honors In the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association fold seem to lie between Tech, Vanderbilt and Sewanee. Tech ought to trim everything on her schedule without difficulty, save Vanderbilt and Sewanee. Sewanee will have easy sailing, except for the two rivals named, and Vanderbilt will undoubtedly trim everything In the South unleae Tech or Sewanee can slop her. If Tech can hold the Sewanee rushers and cross the purple goal line, they will be In a direct line for the championship of the South', and there will be smajl chance that any team will be able to put them out of line again until Vanderbilt arrives—and perhaps not even then. If Tech loses Saturday, however, all chance for a look-in at the championship Is gone. So It Is up to Coach Helsman, Captain Davies and the men to play their best In that game. And they can be counted on to do It. The game ought to be highly spectacular. Sewanee'a teams are alwiys fast. The one of 1906 happens also to be heavy and well seasoned as well. In weight and experience Sewanee has everything. But Sewanee' will probably play the old-fashloncd football. They don’t take kindly to innovations up on the mountain, and they have shown no forward passes . to »P«ak of In the opening games. lVhat they may be doing In practice no man off “the mountain” knows, for Sewanee's training and. practice secrets are as closely guarded as the Crar of, Russia, though they are in much hj»R danger. But Tech will undoubtedly take the fullest advantage of the new rules. Coach Helsmcn has always been strong for the spectacular features of the game, and this year, he will be able to follow his bent wherever |r may lend, for with the forward pass there appears to be no end to the va riations of the old game and the tricks that may be tried. The team Is re ported to be practicing steadily on trick playa and forward . passes, and something highly spectacular along that line can be counted on. So It will be straight line bucking and end runs against lightning plays and tricks on Saturday, when Sewanee and Tech meet and fancy football will be on top. Sewanee seems to be favored In the mid-week betnng, but the Tech supporters are confident that their team wiu ™.v. BOTH MEN ACL READY TERRY M’GOVERN AND YOUNQ CORBETT WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN PHILADELPHIA. By TAD. New York, Oct. 17.—Two famou, lit tie fighters meet at the Athletic Club In Philadelphia tonight—Young Corbett and Terry McGovern. McGovern has been favorite over Corbett because he has shown more consistent form than the latter, and i, thought to be in better shape. Both have gone down the line con- alderably In the last two years, but Corbett has lost most of his battle, while Terry still showed that he tr a , of first-class condition. Terry was out fought by Nelson In a six-round bout and that Is the only poor fight sine, he was beaten by the Denverite McGovern fought a rather close mill with Britt at the Garden here, but scared the latter so much that Jam,, Edward has been afraid to hear Ter ry's name ever since. Corbett men say that Terry Is not himself when he faces the little bat tleshlp from Denver, that Corbett has the wallop over Terry, and that anv time they mix Terry will be worsted Corbstt does not fear Terry's wallon and. In addition, will weigh five or ten pounds more than the Terror. M c . Govern men say Terry Is In better shape. He will travel the six round, so fast that Corbett will collapse try. Ing to keep pace. Terry has shown that he Is still a first-class performer. He has his mind made up. and le more determined than ever to win. He Is faster, boxes better and his wind Is perfect. . The question makes the betting live, ly. No one seems to know why Terry is favorite, but such la the case. To night tells the etory. CHAMPIONS GO BARNSTORMING WILL PLAY FEW GAMES MORE BEFORE DI8BANDING. CLUB., CLEARED $100,000. TECH GETS IN CONDITION AT LAST For the flrat time this eeason Tech will probably go Into the game next Saturday with a full line-up of varsity material. Heretofore one or more of the varsity squad has been out of the game. Sweat and Luck were out of the Dahlonega game with bum knees, while last Saturday the namee of Da vies and Luck did not ehow In the line up. Davies expects to be back In the game from now on, while Sweat and ,uck are rapidly rounding to and will be In good-condition by Saturday. With theee three men and Brown added, making four veteran! as a nucleus. Coach Htlsman has built up a strong team. Bo many coaches In the South have seemingly neglected to take advantage of the possibilities under the new rules, that It le nothing more than Idle spec ulation to try to forecast what Sewanee Is going to do. That they are going to put up a stiff game there Is not the slightest doubt, but If they try to play last year's football next Saturday It looks as If they will be more than apt come to grief. Helsman has drilled hie men on passing the ball almost ns much as on anything else, and with a couple of fast men like Davies and llt- tlfi Hightower to go down to the field and take this long forward pass, that department of play can be counted upon to cut a very large figure In foot ball games played In Atlanta during the rest of this season. Heretofore Helsman has uncorked practically none of his n»w plays, be ing content with a small score and Victory, even by a narrow margin. Brown Is rapidly rounding Into hts old-time form and some beautiful punt ing will probably be in order. Mo far, practically nothing haa been heard In Atlanta as to what Sewanee le able to do. They have played no Important games and when the Tiger leaves hla lair Friday night, he Is com ing with his claws well sharpened and the expectation of opening up the sea son with a rush. Saturday will be a crucial day for the prospects of both teams, and It looks now as though the winner on that day will fi^ht with WALCOTT LOST TO H. MELL0DY Iloston, Oct.' ll.-Honey Meilody. of hnrlcstown, beat Joe Walcott, welter weight champion of the world, at tbe Lin coln Athletic Club, of Chelsea, last night The contest went the full fifteen rounds, llodr was awarded the decldon. Meilody deserved file fight. HI, margin 1 victory wan not Urge, hot It was enough. Walcott wss a top-heavy favorite In the liettlng. but niter the content, even bta tmekera were ready (o admit that he waa beaten fairly and aquarely. THE TEAM OF OTHER DAYS (From "The Matins of Mack.") mournful sigh*; 1 kn»*n- not how I loretl you. K«l, how dour 1 bold your fare. Until I aaw another grut perspiring In your pin* **. And Heylndd. mighty son of swnt. why have you gone nod left Your I nclr t'onuio all alone. «it'*|>oiti|t>ut nnu bereft? I thought you were u •Itiffur. "fcM-k*"— that la, uutil I anw A strau^er'a mitt nrouiul the hat lu place of your hlg pnw. nl Mender, comrade* old, u tmev more mnoiig my fold: by and nil your winning ways. you. Hie Tttini of oilier Day*. -GRANTLAND UK*:, iu The Cleveland News. MAY BUILD AUTO TRACK Washington, Oct. 17.—A big real'es- tate deal, which probably will Involve hundreds of thousands of dollars. In aald to be on foot to establish near Washington a course over which .the future Vanderbilt cup races may be held. Several New York capitalists have been In thw city and called upon a number of local real eetate firms rel ative to securing a plot of ground of sufficient else that could be used for the national contests. Several of the firms are understood to have submlt- tremely. probable that steps may be laken In the near future. William K. Vanderbilt. Jr., and J. R. Pardlngton, multi-millionaires of New York, are believed to be- behind, the movement. So, likewise, It le said,.are all the leading-makers of automobiles In the United States. ‘ NAVY’S TRACK TEAM AFTER “BIG GAME." Annapolis, Md., Oct. 17.—The mid shipmen expect to have an unusually strong field and tack team next spring and have decided to challenge West Point and also Princeton to dual meets, t'liarles McK. Lynch, of Greens- burg. Pa., has been re-elected captain. He Is a "hair-mller." Clarence H. Husting. of Chicago, hnh been selected as manager. One of the navy cracks Is I- c. Carey, of Berlin, Md., who has done the tuo yards In 9 1-5 seconds. SEWANEE KNOWS WORK IS CUT OUT Sewanee, Tenn., Oct. 17.—Next Sat urday the locale will go up against their first hard proposition of the sea son, when they meet Tech on her own grounds. There will be no loafing In the Tiger lair this.week, and what ever Tech may expert to do the wear ers of the purple stockings will be prepared to give them all they have from the first blow of ths whistle till the end. The game last Saturday agalnat 8 W. P. U-, resulting In the score of 57 to 0, was an easy walkover for the lo cals. Hard, straight football was played, the forward pats being used only once, when It proved an utter failure. Two end rune and a buck were always sufficient to gain tbe necessary ten yards, except where the team was penalised. The Sewanee backs worked like a machine, and not once were they thrown back for a loss. Lewis, playing right' end, showed what sprinting stuff he was made of when he accepted the oval once on the kick-off, and ran through the whole 8. \V. P. TJ. eleven ninety-five-yards for a touchdown. Markley, who promises to be one of the best halts Sewanee bas hod for some time, Is doing the punting for the locale, and while his work cannot corns up to that of Scarborough, last year's little quarter, still several tlmee In Saturday's game he booted the pig skin ovsr the opposing back fielder, causing him to scramble In frenxled apprehension lest he should loss ball entirely. The local line held like a stone wall. Not once did S. W. P. U. gain her dis tance, and often Captain Watkins, or big Stone were through the line and tackling the runner before he started. Last year’s game with Tech was a tie. which Incites the Tigers to do their worst this year, and, If . possible, to wipe out the old score. The locals realise that In running up against Hslsman's bunch they will have no walkover, as that famous coach Is known to be able to turn out a winning team from almost any ma terial. Therefore, when the Tigera 1 trot out on Tech field Saturday afternoon the sidelines will see a team In -thor ough 'raining for a battle, and one that Is ready to do or die. The line-up will probably be as fol lows: i Lewis, right end; Harris, right tackle; Lumpkin, right guard: Wat kins, captain, center; Evans or Clay- pole, left guard; Stone, left tackle; Williams, left end; Elsele, quarter. Ship, right half; Barrett,, fullback; Markley, left half. Chicago, Oct 17.—The White Sox, baseball champions of $he world, will go on a barnstorming trip before dis banding for the season. Their flrst stop will be at Joliet where they ptsy an exhibition game today. Next Sun day they will play against the cham pion semi-professional team of Chi- Presldent Comlskey's bonus of 115,- 000 to the team for winning the world's championship was equally di vided between the twenty-two players, i The Sox and Cubs were guests of 1 the' National Commission lost night at a theater party and dinner. Tonight a banquet will be tendered the Cubs at the Auditorium by their friends. It Is reported that Prealdent Mur phy and Manager Chance, of the Cabs, will receive a controlling interest In tho club for a Christmas present. It Is said that Charles L. Taft, of Cin cinnati, who Is ohlef owner of the club, cleared <100,000 on the season, and will make the gift to reward the presi dent and manager for their guidance of the club. , TOURNAMENT IN PROGRESS TENNIS CRACK8 AT GEORGIA ARE PLAYING FOR 8INGLES CHAMPIONSHIP. CHAMPIONSHIP BILLIARDS. N*w York, Oct. JLL—Bafore hundred* of ntndents of the green table sport Willie Hoppe, the youthful wonder with the cue, who wrested the world'a t!tl« rrom Maurice Vlgnaux and Jacob Hebaefcr, tbe aged ret* erau. long knowu a* "the wixard," will decide the world'* championship at !S*lncb (mlk line, one shot In. the tna*terfl‘ guru# of billiard*. In the Madison Square Garden concert hall, tonight. The game will be at 609 point*, and the winner trill rerelre n gold trophy emblematic of tbe champion* •bln. In addition to a puraa. For over a month each of the principal* against tbe old shortstop, Edward Me* Isaitghlln. and Is tnned up to excellent form. He feel* quite certain of holding the honors, hut Schaefer It out for the tf tie, and bas l*een training'faithfully at MrGraw'o academy since he returned from West Baden. On account of his yonth. hla victories over YIgnaux and Hlosson. and bis E t exhibitions, Hoppe bas been mod* a rite In the betting, though the veteran iefer bna many ardent admirers, who are disposed to take all the Hoppe money offered. Another match of scarcely leas Interest Is slated for tomorrow night, when G« Sloifton and George Button will contest the ift.3 world's championship emblem, now held by Slosson. STATEN ACCEPTS FOY'S DEFI i Joe Elllotte, manager of Harry Staten, tho local welterweight pugilist, announces that hla man accepts Jack Foy's challenge for a fight and that he Is ready to meet him at any time, at any weight, and for a side bet. from <100 to <500, before the club which offers the best Induce ments. All that remains now. It both men are In earnest, and- there Is no doubting but that they are. Is for the money to be posted and a deal opened with some club which wants the fight. •Mr. Elllotte said: “Staten Is ready to fight Foy at any weight. As everybody knows, hs Is a welterweight, but he Is willing to take Foy on at his own weight. He will put up a side bet of from <100 to <500 and he wants It understood that money talks. We haven't anything fur ther to sa> now until Foy puts up the coin. We are no newspaper talk ers or advertisers. When the money is up Staten is ready to fight. We will cover whatever he puts up.” It la now up to the backers of the two men! University of Georgia, Athens, Gs- Oct. 17.—The annual tennis tournament opened Monday afternoon on the courts on the university campus. The playing on the whole was unusually fast for college company and gives premiss ot having the winners or the tournament able to hold their own In even faster company. Georgia Intends entering men In th« proposed Inter-collegtate tennis tour nament to be held In Atlanta In the spring under the auspices of the At- , lanta Athletic Club. „ ' The following matches were pulled off Monday afternoon: Fitts vs. Reynolds; Reynolds won, 6-J, 6-3. Brooks vs. Swift; Swift won, <-L 6-7. 6-9. Allen, F., vs. Taylor, 8.; Allen won, t 6-3, 6-1, Gary vs. MIddlebrooks; Gary won, 5-7. S-4, 6-3. These are the matches scheduled lor Wednesday and Thursday: Wednesday. Weltnsr vs. Roberts. Branson vs. Walker, EL Tilley vs. Williams Thursday. Brantley vs. Holmes. Jerger vs. Harris. Wright vs. Davis. Taylor vs. Coxart. Winner of singles to play Desm, present champion. Doubles to be Be gun Saturday. FIGHTS SCHEDULED „. ul . uT FOR TONIGHT. Terry McGovern against "Yonti* Corbet'.'’ six rounds, at Philadelphia. Pa. • "Kid" Hulllvan against Ambj McOsrrj, ten rounds, nt UalUmore, Md. FELL IN His fall hat as soon as Bussey had cleaned and reshaped It. 28 14'Whlte- ( ~ halt St. NAT KAISER & CO. Bargains in unredeemed Dia monds. Confidential loans on val uables. 15 Decatur St. Kimball House-