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» I i EDITED BY PERCY H. WHITING WEDNESDAY OCTOBER, 31, 1906. AUBURN TEAM OUTWEIGHS ANY TECH HAS TACKLED Special to Tin* Georgian. Auburn, Ala., Oct 31.—The Auburn football team got through the Bir mingham game with Sewanee In good condition, and the men are now their beat, with the exception of a little soreness. While the game waa a hard one and hard fought, not a player was injured. The Auburn team I* very well satls- fled with the Sewanee acore, as. it wan their first game of the season with a heavy team, and several of their play er* had never been tried before. Coach Donahue will put them through light practice during the re*» mainder of the week for the gume with Tech next* Saturday. As to who compose the team and the ages and weights of Its members, the dope <* a* follows: Davis, center, age 18, weight 190: has been in college one year. He made a good showing In class games last spring. His home Is In Birmingham. Penton, right tackle. 19 years, weight 170 pounds; second year in college. He made his "A" last season. He Is from Wetumpka, Ala. Pickett, left tackle, 19 years old, weight 171 pounds. He played on the team last year as a substitute. He came from Marlon, Ala., In 1905. He played on the Marion ’varsity. Holley, right guard, age 21, weight 179; entered college In the fall of 19u5; played one game on the 'varsity. Gam, left guard, from Birmingham, age 18, weight 170. pluyed on scrubs last year. This Is his second year in college. Batson, right end, from Anniston, age 19. weight 170; was substitute to 'var sity last year. This Is his second year In college. Hughes. left end, age 20. weight 105; Was on the team last year and played t «HKHJOOOO<KH>Od<Hj<KKH»l>CHKH> a a O WEIGHT STATISTICS. . 0 O O O Average weight of Auburn 0 O players, 169 pounds. 0 O Average age of Auburn players, 0 0 18.7 years. 0 0 Total weight of Auburn eleven, 0 0 l,tf59 pounds. 0 Weight of line from tackle to 0 0 tackle, 881) pounds, 0 0 Average weight from tackle to 0 0 tackle, 176 pounds. 0 0 Total weight of back field, 644 0 0 pounds. O 0 Average weight of back field 0 0 men, I Hi pounds. 0 0 Heaviest man on team (Davl*), 0 0 weight 190 pounds. 0 0 Lightest man on team (Wllker- 0 O son), 136 pounds. 0 Of 0 00000000000000000000000000 In every position. He was called the “utility man.’’ WHkerson. quarter back, weight 135 pounds; played end two years ago. This Is his senior year. Lacey, fullback, played the same po sition two years before. Age 19, weight o. This is his senior year. Whltner, right half, age 18, weight 180; was Ineligible Jast year, as the year before lie played with Florida State. Sparinan. left half, age 16, weight 159; Is u new man. This Is the tlrst season he has played. Bob Ware, another end, age 17, weight 160. in playing his second yea Locke, substitute, age 21, weight 180. He has played one season and Is good man. Thaggard, substitute, age 18, feight 169. He Is playing Ills second your. The team averages up well In size and will make the game Interesting any time. SMITH DRAFTS SHORTSTOP FROM CEDAR RAPIDS TEAM Billy Smith has drafted a shortstop. The name of the new man Is Neal Ball and he was a member of the Cedar Rapids team of the Three I Leaue. The aggregation with which Ball played won the championship this year. According to the best dope obtain able Ball Is 5 feet 7 Inches tall, weighs 170 pounds, is 25 years old, in good health and a man of exemplary habits. Last season he played In 118 games, batted .265 und fielded .931. Belden Hill, manager of the Cedar Rapids team, wrote of Ball as follows: “Ball can play In any position. He is one of the most natural ball players I ever saw. i first signed him for a pitcher and he would be a star pitcher, but 1 needed a second baseman and put him on second and he was by far the star of our league, and the past year I let Berth go and put Ball on short, and he was by far the best man In the league In that position. “I would not hesitate a minute to recommend him for third. He covers a world of ground und can throw from any position and Is sure on fly balls. “He hits and runs bases tine—In fact, he Is one of tho best base runners I have ever seen. He Is one of those dashing, hustling players that one likes to sec play. “I was offered 31,000 cash for him In the spring, hut 1 would not sell him then.’’* Just where Ball will be tried Is not at all certain, t’ndoubtedly, however, he will be given a show at short stop In competition with Whltey Morse. However, as he seems to be good In any position, he may turn up elsewhere in the line-up before the season Is ove HERE IS A PICTURE OF FRANK KRAMER, THE AMERICAN CYCLIST, WHO HAS WON SO MUCH MONEY AND EVEN MORE HONORS AT HOME AND ABROAD. TECH WORKING FIERCELY TO PREPARE FOR AUBURN The fiHttbull players ni Tedi nre going J game against Auburn, for Coach Ifelatnan, lit practice full tilt these days, and strain-(the team and every Tech supporter is lug every effort to get ready for the te*-. j particularly anxious to put the Auburn rible Auburn team, which umkes Its 1906 dehut here Katurduy, fresh from It* all- hut-triuiuph over Sewanee and strong in knowledge .of football, condition nbd train ing. The Auburn team I* one which will have to be ranked among the best In the South this year. Conceding that Vanderbilt Is cer tain of first honors, and that Sewanee will probably be ranked second, there I* certain to be a lively tight on for third butters. Auburn and Teeh are both in the ruuniug for that prize. Itnd their game Saturday will set tie the question of which of the two is entitled to the honor. The Tech team has never quite rounded to after the gr.ielliug fight of last Satur day, and the team has not been worked this week with nil the men Iji their regu lar positions. HoweUgr. it Is hoped that Tech’s strongest line-up .will he In the I game to the credit* of the Yellow Jack ets. f’ldess somebody miscalculates, the crowd for the Auburn game will be the largest of the year thus far. Interest in the coutest Is Increasing In leap* and bounds, and when the ticket office opens Saturday after* noou—provided that the weather Is good— It is likely that some busluess will be done there. The knowledge that the Auburn players average in weight almost 170 |muud« to tho tnau Is not nt all reassuring to Tech sup porter*. They are 10 isniuds heavier to the man than the Sewanee team, which defeated Tech, aud greatly outweigh the Yellow Jackets. However, weight does not cut its much PONCE DE LEON BALLPARK IS LAID OUT BY BILLY SMITH Shorter Seasons For Both Major Leagues? BALL PLAYING DATES BACK ’ BEYOND ALL OTHER GAMES • The readers of this article will be stir prised to lenru of the origin, of ball play lug. which hn«* developed In so ninny va rletles of the present day. says Krnst Held, lu The Syracuse Post Standard. I found the fads of Its history lu article of the most widely rend tier weekly. Die Gnrtcnhtiihc, of I.eipslg. The weirds bn 11 and ballet ns di entertainments owe their origin to bait • playing, for this was connected In past (•enturlc* with the dance preceding or fol- ’ lowing it or filling out pauses between dancing. The dexterous throwing and catching of the ball gave food chances for the display of grace, coquetry and gallantry. Ball playing, perhaps, the most Inter esting game, won and has become the most popular In its various forms, but It Is also the oldest game, for Bonier lu his "Odyssey” descrll*** most charmingly how the lovely llausicnn, daughter of the king of the Plmenelnns, enjoyed a game of ball with her playmates while waiting for their garments to dry after n bath. The ball gune flourished lu Italy In the sixteenth century, and consisted lu having the ball fimilo) driven and caught from player to player by n sort of bat unngllui, very similar to our present tenuis play. The young people of towns and villager enjoyed the active playing, while their elders were Interested spectators, ••sev eral among whom regretted,”.ns the his torian has It, -that the gate bet wee u sprightly youth and sedate maturity had been close to them." From Italy the game spread to Spain. France and Germany. and formed In the seventeenth century mi Important part In entertainments at royal courts ami among tin* nobility. Iturghcrs npd people gen erally cultivated It. I.nrge buildings were erected with wide halls, where the game could be played during unfavorable weath er, or lu ndjolulng courts or on park plats on fair days. Or the players amused themselves on the large market place or on fine boulevards, planted with shade trees, behind which sprang up grndunll.v residences, forming a street, which retained naturally the name of Its former use. The ball gnine came from I’nrls to Eng- Inud, and In particular to London, before and during the reign of (iutrlo* I. and ns early as In 1598 nn English author, ltobert Bonington, speaks of It lu this wise: "Of all exercises used In France, 1 pre fer the game of pnlllcnmllle, because It gives good eiityrtaluiiieut, does net de mand over-exertion and Is well befitting n tiler or hidye. I wonder why, among the many foolish and monkeyish games that * been Imported from France to Eng land. the pnlllomnlllo has not been brought seems, though, that the game did not take root in Fugluud, for In 1670 an Fug lisli writer speaks of pnllleiunille us a game that was formerly much played In the long alley near St. James, but Charles II played It passionately, and some poems >f that time praised It. Experience proves beyond dispute that n 154-game season cannot be profitable unless here nre three or more contestants for the hatnploushlp to the finish of a race, and veil the receipts of the second division bibs for the last month seldom equal their operating expenses, says The Sporting s. The American League.. which has nlwn.vs advocated a short senso^ has been better balanced thnn Its rival In all of Its s since the adoption of the national agreement, and interest lias been sustained to the close. Both the pennant races Won by the Giants were processional, mid Chance's Cubs had a walk-over In 1906. A National League Hub owner asserted recently that Chicago w.ts the only Na tional Longue team whleh earned the salary of its players for the last mouth of the season Just closed. This broad statement can be accepted ns true as to all Hubs, With tile possible exception of Brooklyn. The men behind, the Hubs must concede that the chances of a race in which four clubs have pennant prospects for more than half of the period of play are remote. The success of the American In this par tlculnr cannot continue tumultuous in the opinion that Chicago, Pittsburg ami New York nre the only National Hubs that nre of championship caliber, Carries No Weight. The only argument that can lie ndvnnced ; for a 151 game schedule Is that It affords the Hubs a chance for greater profit than one of HO games, but the fallacy of this proposition has been demonstrated so often that It carries no weight. The contract period of the National nml American leagues 1* for six months and will not be abbreviated during the cunt I nuance of the friendly rivalry, which dates from the adoption of the national agreement. While service is required of players for the six months during which they are under con tract, the title of each club to Its talent Continues through the year. Section 1 of article 7 of the national agroineut, sustain ing this atnteluent, rend* a* follows: "Such players, together with all others thereafter to l*» r-gulaliy contracted with by such Hub* (namely, those whose re- leases have been set'll ml for future serv ices. by purchase or selection by draft under this agreement) are aud shall he In eligible to contract, with any other Hub of any league during the period of time between the termination of their contracts and the beginning of the next Reason.” While the payment of salaries to players Is limited to the contract period, control over them Is uninterrupted from the end to the liegliilug of a season. If the magnates find It unprofitable for each Hub to give 154 exhibition* a year, why do they not restrict the race fo 111 games, shorten the salary period accordingly, Imi continue the- pay of their men on tin* present basis': This would enable them to start the season In baseball weather and Hose It by the middle of Septemlmr. Anto-Staton Games. This arrangement would enable the rlvnt Uniige games early In April id late lii tlce and profit would couic from the spring exhibitions, and training trips, failures annually from aa artistic and flnnuchil standpoint, could be alMiudoned. Another advantage that cannot bo over estimated would be doing nwuy with dou ble-headers, thnt cheapen the game and affect the attendance on preceding and suc ceeding days. No secret Is more closely guarded by a Hub owner thnn his intention to give patrons a double bill, mid official announcement Is never made la advance of tbe day selected. With a less iiundier of games In a season’s schedule there would be no necessity for cuutllcta In cities tup- portlng two Hubs. 1'iesideiit Boblson, who goes further iuto this subject thnn any of bis lissoHntes In the National League or rivals in the Ameri can League, has prepared a schedule for each major league championship race, end ing on September 1, to be supplemented with mi Interchange of games between nil tbe clubs of each league In rotation. Ills plan 'would do away with the world’s series, but lie promise* that a purse of $10,000 be awarded to the major league club thnt makes the best record In the Inter- league series, with proportionate prises to the teams finishing second, third and so on. The schedule question (s one that appeals f inure directly to the Hub owners than to patrons. The public has the privilege of staying away from games when Interest wanes, but the magnate must pay salaries and other expenses whether provided from the ls»x office or Ids private purse. Billy Smith spent Tuesday morning at Ponce DeLeon baseball park, laying out the new diamond where he and his men will be on exhibition next spring. * Smith Is very much pleased with the new field. "It will be much larger and better In every way than the old diamond,” sabl Smith. “The light field will be 50 feet longer than in the old park. Fr< These distances fire so great that Billy Smith figures It out as an Im possibility to knock a ball over the fence. The right field of the new park will be the “sun field*’ Instead of the left, as was the case at Piedmont. It will not be as bad on the fielder as the old ore, however. Almost all the work of grading has been com Dieted at the nark, and only the last filling and the smoothing re main to be done., The field will be home plate to center field will be 500 j sodded with Bermuda and will be then feet; from left held to home plate, In condition, except for the final 475, and from center field, 335.” smoothing and polishing next spring. Golfers Get Busy Again at East Lake Saturday The golf tournament committee of the Atlanta Athletic flub announces Hint there will lie another tournament over the East Lake course Saturday, run under condi tions exsclty similar to those of the one played last Saturday. Including the length of time allowed for tin* playing of matches. The handicaps will be readjust til on the basis of the showings made In the last tournament, nml the nietnliers of the com mittee agree th<U they will do everything possible to give the poorer players suffl- eftnt handicap to give them an equal chance with the better players. Eighteen boles will be played. 31 admis sion will be charged, and three or four handsome prizes will be given. With weather conditions more favora ble than they were Inst Saturday, nnd Im*« pause of the constant Imprnveiheut of tho course. It Is likely that the scoring will Ik* low nml the contests close. Atlanta Tennis Player Loses to College ‘Champ Special to The Georgian. Fnlverslty of Georgia. Attains, Gn., Oct. 01.—The tennis tournament which has been in full swing now for about two weeks Is drawing to a Hose. farter, of Atlanta, by defeating Gary, of Augusta, last Friday afternoon, •anted the title of winner of the 1906 tour nament. and also the light to meet Deane, last year's champion, for the college chain- ploiishlp. The match cniue off Monday af ternoon. nnd Deane, by more experienced hendwork, won with three sets to Ids credit FOOTBALL DOPE FROM MANY FIELDS j SP< SPORTING JUNK Reports from Ann Arbor Indicate that thi Michigan ’varsity team Is getting Into goo. shape for the coming game wiili IVnusyl vanla. They *nj lu New Haven that foy, An drus and begun, of the Yale fres lima i team, are coming stars. The Harvard and Yale eleven* seem t. 1*» getting along nicely with the new rules but those Iu charge at Fennsylvanh been making an awful rumpus or new order of play. a series of articles by Brooke of ivuu- sylvan in he give* the following pointer*, which nre of Interest: cret practice at this time of the year Is •ry good thing, not so much because any meut H going to spy «it you and vtttiii 0 your trick, but because It makes the on your team- feel the Importance «f their work to a greater degree. Is alMiut this time of tbe season the 1 are beginning to get sore nml grouchy a little tired of tbe "bang hang" of ball. When they get this way bs»k out for a slump. In onlay to avoid a slump, give them n pleasant variety of things to Warner. Shevlln aud Woodruff <-oii*tltub the special "consulting” staff of coa«-be» for Carlisle. This is a strong trio «»! football generals for the Indians. Mostly through the splendid work «d Nuthoy. Driver Myron McHenry took 3?\&v; from the grand circuit this season. NAT KAISER & CO. Bargains in unredeemed Dia monds. Confidential loans on val uables 16 Decatur St. Kimball Hon**. ENGLISH AND FRENCH MEET IN FOOT RACES. Pails. Oct. 3i.—International iithlet U'H will be given quite a tlllltp tomor low, when (Tunbridge Fnlverslty nth let on will meet the Racing (Tub of France In nn International match. It Is the flrn| visit of English* Fnlverslty athletes to the continent, and the event has created quite a stir In athletic circles. The events to he contested are 100, 400. 800 and 4,627 meters fiat, 110 meters hurdles, high and broad Jump und throwing the discus. TONOPAH MAY GET GANS-HERMAN FIGHT I'hleago, Oct. SI.—Unless Indications fall. Kid Herman ami Joe liana will I*. seett in notion on Christ mas day In Tonopah. New Three offers for the buttle tune al ready been received, but present Indica tion* are that Tonopah will get tbe match. I know a certain trainer wit football men purposely only the est kind of-food early In the sen SOFT FEELING Felt Hats, and stiff ones also, clean- mi am* reshaped. Bussxy, 2S1-2 Whitehall St. HOPPE WINS AGAIN. Baltimore. Md., Oct. 31.—Willie Hoppe took Jake Sdhaefer Into camp here last night in a 400-point game of billiards, 18-incti balk, one shot In. When he went out In the sixth Inning Schaefer had 37o points to his credit. PUG8 ARE READY. iH*«*o, Get. 31— Berger and Kanf- tuan are I»-»th right for their battle to night. Berg*- I* n slight favorite over the yeuug Nnriuioiltb, (he Itettljig going to 10 lu 9 lu his favor. ry pbdu ton, so that In three or four weeks, this eating always the same thing. Then Just ns they liegln to get tired of It. nml U*glit also to get a Hub* tired of fiHitbit!l. be begins lo feed them on nice little dolh nefes nml Jollies them along Into n good humor. Keep on falling on the ball. Never stop practicing falling ou the ball, but still fall on the ball, rolling nm| Jumping In every possible way or manner which you think nu Ill-natured ball can do until the cud of the season. Vanderbilt left Wednesday for its long trip t^ Mb-hignn. The Inst wishes of nil Southern college men go with the t’om- uiodore*. They are going against one of the warmest football proposition* in the till ted State*, but they nre going with a team which Is worthy to tackle the best. Here's wishing them hick. Julian Hawthorne, who has blossomed out mm* as n football dopester. was not quite suited by the Princeton-f.Virnell battle lu New York Saturday. He says: "To get them out of the way, I will l»e- glu with a few criticisms of this great game that we witnessed—thirty thousnud of u«—Inst Saturday. For one thing, there was, especially lu the Inst ludf, when tho combatant* were heated With *the fire of battle—there was. I nay, a tendency to too tnnrh old-style mass plays, with tbe piliug up of squirming pyramids of strenuous ttodies over the place where tbe ball was sup|tost*I to t»e. it might In* regarded n* a sort of unconscious atavism—a reversion to type; In the headlong enthusiasm of the moment the ymiug fellows would forget that such a thing as new rules existed. They would presently redeem themselves from this forgetfulness and the bull would rise aloH like a bird released, to waver thi* way and that, to wNir in a kick, to leap in u punt, to attempt a short flight III a pas*, or even to dance from one up- NtretcluM) hand to another lu two or three direction* in n* many Instants, But ujhiji the whole there were more scrimmages than tlu*r»* should Imre lieen, or than there will be when the new rules have lieeuiiic a second nature. Instead of a difficult feat of memory aud performances, as they still •f criticism straight from the New York Herald s ii telling about the Prince In* mi Id: trial tld* year, on trial till the Inst whistle lu the lust game bio aud when teams or players net In bad faith they must be punished. Dillon's slugging nnd certain other questionable practices gave many of the uninitiated the Itnpre* ■Ion that Princeton does not play clean football. True, Prinoetou men regret these oeenrrem*e* deeply, and, Judging by the temper «f representative Princeton men Keen after the game, such practices will he clinked off right at home. I’rlneeton I* liot likely to offend again." The games played on Tecb field this year have been notably free from slugging. Not » single open and flagrant «nst* has been noted |rom the side line*—which is unusual. Generally mice or twice lu a game u scrim luage will untangle, to display two of the cuutcHtuntK engaged In the noble nrt of self-defeme. But nothing of that charac ter has happened this year. WHY WILLIE SHIELDS' HORSES SKIPPED S0UTHW0LD HANDICAP! PREP TEAMS PLAY A TIE NEITHER DONALD FRASER NOR THE BOYS’ MlOH SCHOOL ARE ABLE TO SCORE. ngnlnst one for Carter. Score: 7-5, 6-2, 1-6, 3-C. Although Carter w Ing throughout tho Very high class. This Is only his second year In tbe uni versity. nnd he bids fair to Itecutne one of the cracks of the Southern colleges. Deane played a brilliant nnd at all time* i) steady game. He Is undoubtedly -the fast est player lu the Georgia colleges. The mutches In doubles begun Monday, and are being watched with grunt Inter est. New York. Oct. 3t.-Feiv turf followers ever stop to think of the strange occur* reueos and the unique freak* to be cueouu- tered In n jear oil tbe race tracks. “All men are equal, above nnd under the turf,” owe quoth a famous raconteur and mellow soul of the real world, by way of tempering the spirit of n stout after dinner hour among bale fellows of his acquaint Nothing is half so trne as that sporting adn ge. The three quarters stretch during a Jiot finish levels all meu aud removes whatever of the superficial serves ns a cloak. No where else can so thorough a “clearing house” of character Ik? found as lu the frenzied lotting ring of today, one outy having to observe the hundred and one odd little things happening about him to eke a sermon and s«*ent n story. The fact of “Willie” Shields' failure to start IfoJschor, winner of the Brighton cup, iu the 35,000 South wold handicap nt Jamaica, !.. I., today bring* to utind some of the foible* of owners and traJuers. Though' TlnNcbvr stood an excellent chance of * tnkiug down either first or second money, the lesser amount being eonsidenttdy mer $!.5<8), the young train er. called tin* *ittek!e*t man on the turf.” allowed HoUcher to stand In hfs stall while the fixture was being rutu • Well. I once had a .Jockey mimed South w«ld, who was killed lu u race at Luke able, nml the hardest liet I ever lo*t was to Southwobl. The race would be n Jonah for uie. so l didn’t start.” For two > ears now. Shied*' horses have sktpprd the South wold handicap. KILLEO WHILE BOXING. New York. Oct. 31.—With a light blow over the heart, John McGrath killed his friend, John Bergen, both 18 years old, In a boxing contest In the Holy <’ro*H Lyceum. Although of the most friendly nature, the rivalry between the lads, who were regarded the best of friends, was keen and each was anxious to prove himself the better boxer. The attendance at the bout was large and both young men were at their best. Their blows did not appear to bo hard and the audience believed each of the boys was trying to outpoint his oppo nent without punishing him. Suddenly MeGvdth*landed a blow near Bergen’s heart. The latter fell, apparently in great agony. He died in less than five minutes. McGrath was almost crazed with grief. He was arrested. Donald Fraser and the Boys’ High School met Tuesday ufternoon at Pied mont park In a fast game, which re sulted In a score of 0 to 0. Both teams did good work at times In ad vancing the ball, but neither succeeded In foiling It over the line. Both teams played plucky football nnd fought hard all the way. The Donald Fraser team has pl- ked up mightily since Its last appearance In. Atlanta und made a creditable show-' ing. The line-up: Donald Fraser. Position. B. H. H. t'ook center Wilkins Simmons .. . .right guard .... ,,Loeb. Watson ... left guard .. .. Barnwell Wylye tight tackle .. ..Cooksey DeSaussure ..left tackle Cooksey Walker tight end Wright Cox left end Rice Jenkins (Capt.). .right half .... Bolins Courtwrlght.left half.Landrum (Capt.) Powell .. .. fullback .. ..Edmondson Crabb quarter .. .. ..Kline Summary: Referee, McKay; umpire, Luckett: timers, Haygood, Donald Eraser and Porter. High School; lines men. Wilson, of Tech, und Kuckniski. of High School. Time of halves, 20 minutes. McGANN IS SFIKED IN HIS LEFT EAR SAVANNAH HAS STR0NG_ TEAM ATHLETIC CLUB BUNCH, MADE UP OF OLD COLLEGE 8TARS, IS PLAYING THE GAME. The Frankfort teatu got revenge on Alt-Professional* «*f I.mil*rllle Sunday, say* a Frankfort, Ky.. siKtial, by defeating tbein by 12 to 1. Bel**, tbe star slab artist of the Fall City aggregation, was driv Jo the wish!* iu the fifth Inning. Ed Kemm replaced him. Pat Bohannon and Scott Holme*, the lat|er of fatwrencehurg and lately signed by the Philadelphia Atnerl- <*nn*. did the twirling for Frankfort. Mr- Gnnn, captain nml first - baseman of tbe New York Nationals, eante from his home ir HhelbyvHle und held down the first hag for the loenls. putting .up a high-elasa game, lb* ramie n sensntlonnl stop of a grounder to kill a runner, who slid and bully larerated McGnnn’s left ear with hi* spikes. ATTELL GETS DECISION. Loa Angeles, Oct. 31.—The battle be tween Abe Atteli. featherweight cham pion. and Harry Baker went the full 20 rounds, but the decision was given U> Attcik Special to The Georgian. Savannah, On., Oft. 31.—The Savannah Athletic Association lias put (mother foot ball team In the field that promise* to add to the long Hue of victories which have followed the teams during the Inst six Nearly every tuemlter of Savannah's vic torious 'team of last year Is lack In the gatm*. with the nddltlon of George Butler, the famous Tech quarter, at Ida fa roll te post. The addition of Butler has strength ened the one weak point ou the team, and In every gume is confidently ex pected. A game has been veheduled with the Stet son university, of Florida, for Saturday, nml as the Iih-uI team has hud but a few pinetlee, this game will probably give them more trouble than those to follow. “During the latter port of the season, the Savannah team will piny teams from Fort i. Charleston, Jack son vllle und prob ably flu* Fnlverslty of Georgia. During the last six years, the Suvnnuuh team has Itoen defeated but once, and has been aeoreiI ngiduat hut twlee. All of the players have played on the large South ern college teams, and nre veterans at the game. and. unlike most teams of nth- letle associations, ronld play nuy of the Southern college teams with chances for MOTORISTS TO TOUR JAMAICA. Boston, Mass., Oct. 31.—On a special chartered steamer a large party of au tomobile enthusiasts from various parts of the country sailed today to make a tour of the Island of Jamaica. The tour Is the first ever made by auto- mobiiists where a steamship has been reserved exclusively for the party, and their machines. After a five-days’ sea trip the party will disembark at Port Antonio on the north coafit of the Island. The route of the tour will cover every point of Interest on the Island. LIPTON IN B08T0N. Boston, Moss,, Oct, 31,—This was Llpton day In Bpston, the famous Brit ish sportsman being a guest of the city. A municipal banquet In honor of Hlr Thomas at the Hotel Somerset tonight is to be followed by a similar function tomorrow night to be given by the yacht clubs of Boston and vicinity. UP-TO-DATE NEWS OF SPORTING WORLD NEW MAN DRAFTED