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itlK ATLANTA GEORGIAN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1906.
Tech-Georgia Game Is Sporting Feature
Edited By PERCY H. WHITING.
FOREIGNERS
FEAR FREAKS
WANT MOTOR CURI08ITIES PLAC
ED IN CLASS BY THEMSELVES
AT ORMOND BEACH.
HERE ARE THE MEN WHO RUN GEORGIA TEAM
New York. Nov. 9.—Unless some
plan be evolved to place “freak” cars
in a class by themselves In the an
nua! Ormond Beach races the repre
nentafives of foreign cars that enter a
speed tournament will be decidedly
slim. Among the machines that, It was
declared, would be withdrawn would be
those of the Darracq and Flat com
panies, both of which were conspicuous
In the last Southern meet*
E. Rand Hollender, a Flat represen
tative, has suggested a plan for the
elimination of “freaks." He asks that
the long-distance races be placed first
in the week's program with the sprints
reserved for the closing days. Ma
chines in order to qualify for the cham
pionship dashes at one, two and five
miles, fifty kilometers and thirty miles,
must make a mark, say, fifty miles an
hour. This would eltmtnate the “freaks”
and the cars that could go the pace at
sail distances would line up for the
world’s championship at one mile.
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LOWNDES. WHITNEY. COX.
RAOUL. H. KETRON.
Coach Whitney, Assistant Coach Cox, Captain Raoul and ex-Captaln Dozier Lowndes—these are the
men who have the destinies of the Georgia team in their hands. Largely through their efforts the Georgia team
has reached Its present high state of perfection and If the Athens players defeat Tech In the big strugglo of
Haturday tho credit belongs to them, us well us to the men who play the game.
j ORGANIZED BALL I
j UNDER FIRE AGAIN!
The light between organhsed # **and
teini-professional ball inay develop Into
one of the big Hensutlons of the game,
says a Chicago exchange.
If semi-professional ball wins on tho
issues ut stake the reserve rule and
the czar-like powers of the united ma
jor leagues will get a Jolt that will
shake up tho very foundations. Such
a result would mean the players can
laugh at tho restrictions Imposed by
tit* national commission and go whore
they please to earn extra money f:»
their leisure hours.
A few years ago Ban Johnson and
his followers assailed tho reserve rule
and Iho slavery of ball players, coax
ing scores of stars away from the Na
tional League to build up their own
organ I zut ion.
When they hud the American league
on a firm footing thoy hurriedly re
turned to flic? reserve rule and all the
old slavery conditions us being the very
bulwark of the game.
Now tho semi-professional desires
again to test these conditions und to
have as much fun with tho leagues us
Johnson once had with the National
{HUGH DUFFY MAY
j GO TO PROVIDENCE
•••••••••••••I
The various shifts of managers on
the checkerboard of baseball this fall
will probably place Hugh Duffy ut the
helm of tho Providence club of the
‘ Eastern League. Duff has been dis
placed at Philadelphia by Billy Murray,
«uid there is no other berth open for
' him In the National. The Boston
Americana still lack a leader, hut It is
.not thought that the placo has been
’offered to Duffy.
Since Pat Powers was re-elected
president of the Eastern League he bus
(intimated that he would turn the con
trol of the Providence club over to n
icouph* of good baseball men. These
fare believed to be no others than Duffy
land Fred Doe. It is said that each will
imanuge the team while Doe will be the
‘business manager.
Doe Is well known In New England
baseball circles. He Is u part owner
{with Jesse Burkett, of the Worcester
{club, which had a highly profitable sea-
iaon this year. Jimmy Collins owns a
slice of the Worcester club stock, and
'if he can secure his release from Bos-
iton he may follow Burkett's example
I and shine as a star In the minors.
Just what would become of Jack
:J>unn if Duffy goes to Providence la u
;question. If the shift is made the ex-
Giant may land us manager of the Jer
sey City team.
TECH FAR FROM BEST
FOR GEORGIA BATTLE
The Inst day of practice for the Tech and nny man does he wlll^not tell. The bmidi
Georgia teams has come. The final wind
np of the preparation for the big event
Is due Friday afternoon.
And at that, only light work wilt bo
done, liong before suuset the Georgia
team will be on l(ji way to Atlanta, nnd
tho players will rest up Friday night iu
preparation for their grout exertion* Kat
un In y afternoon.
The Tech tram will go Into the game dis
tinctly weakened. Ilrown Is practically
certain not to play and there Is doubt about
Luck. If Luck plays at nil he goes to
center.
The question of who Is going to do
the kicking is ono which is warrylqg the
Tech followers. It Is likely that the task
will Ih* attempted either by Itarhannn or
McCarty. Both men can l»oot the ball along
for good distances, though neither lutu the
experience of Brown. It takes n cool-
headed man to punt nnd make drop kicks,
and Brown ha* Just the desired amount
of chilliness about the thinking cud of
his anatomy to be a great kicker.
Also he tins the. ••educated toe” about
which we used to hear so much.
buck wilt do good work nt center, of
curse; but with his knee In Its present
bad condition he will hardly Ik* aide to
put up the aggreslve gnmo which he has
lu oast battles.
Hightower was walking with a noticeable
limp Thursday ufteruoou, und hardly hud
his old speed In prnetlce.
So taken all in all It Is not Tech nt her
best which Georgia wilt tackle Haturdny
afternoon.
As for Georgia—no man kuoweth, or If
down there Is troubled with a rush of si
lence to the face and will probably not
recover until the Tech game. If any
man learns the real line-up it will be by
mistake. Also It In not likely that nny
one will know the real weights of the men.
From every side yon look at It. the gumo
Hstnrday promises to be the liveliest thing
of the season.
Both teams will be represented on the
field with loud brass bauds, which will dis
pense music, popular and unpopular, und
do their best to furnish their share of
the noise.
And speaking of noise, there .will bo
“some.” njl right. The Georgia-Tech game
is the only ono # of the year when the Tech
rooters have a chance to perform In com
petition. And they can bo counted upon
to drown out the Georgia “yellers” or
split u lung.
Home uncertainty remains about tho
officials for the game. George Butler,
of Augusta, will referee und Robert
Patterson, the ex-Vanderbilt center and
G. M. A. coach, will he one of the
umpires. It was liopcgl that Henry
Phillips could be secured as the other
umpire, but he Is not available for the
game. Coach Helsman has submitted
several names to, the Georgia authori
ties anil hopes to get the matter
straightened up long before the game
starts.
It is likely that 25-mlnute halves will
be played, ulthough this matter has
not been settled.
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j FEW CHANGES IN
j LEAGUE CIRCUITS
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The lw*st feature of baseball nt the pres
ent time Ih the fact that; few changes take
place lu the different elrcllts. writes Tim
Mnrnnne, even the small minor leagues
sticking well together.
I doubt If there will be a change lu the
two big circuits for tho next six years, or
until after the teu-yesr compact Is nt an
end. Uclrolt Is the ouly major league city
spoken of as likely to vacate the major
league map, and when It conies down to
show, my hondst opinion Ih thut Detroit Is
hero to stay. With u well-managed team,
Detroit Ih all right and tho most delight
fuJ city lu either circuit to visit during
the Hummer mouths. With tho major league
circuits holding fnst there can be uo
forced chnugc lu the uiiuor leagues, as
Class A can not tuko a city lu u lower
class unless forced to vacate ouc of their
cities by the major leagues. Fer example,
a city of the South Atlautlc Longue could
not I* taken by tbs Southern League un
less by unnulmout consent of the snuillef
leuguc. Tho Eastern League cAnhl not take
a city from the Now Fuglund or New
York State league for the same reason,
lu thlPway, the small minor leagues have
protected their cities from the higher
clfissert taking their best cities ut random.
There Is nothing like protecting the prop
erty rights of leagues nud individuals, and
while the great army of ball players work
In the opposite direction, they move under
false star and are only temporarily bene-
filed. The owner of a baseball franchise
Is In the business to stay and make mousy
for years to come, while tho player Is lu
tho game to tnuke the biggest rake-off iu
the quickest time, never knowing just when
be will have hard luck nnd fail to keep up
hot pace.
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Thornton Wins at Handball,
Will Play Carleton Smith
higher prlca of ittf«
Nat Thornton, the best tennis player
in the South, proved his ability to do
Homo handball stunts at the Atlanta
Athletic Club gymnasium Thursday
night by winning the handball tourna
ment there. This victory gives him the
right to challenge Carlaton Smith tor
the club championship jind tho chal-
lengo round will be played some night
next week.
The scores of the matches follow:
First Round.
Davis defeated Colquitt 11-4-8-11,11-
6; King defeated Brown 9-11,11-10,11-
5; Brine defeated C. A. Smith 11-7,11-
10,
Second Round.
Heinz defeated Dunlap by default;
Ramspeck defeated Arnold 0-11, 11-9,
11-0; Atkinson defeated Davis 11-4,
8- 11, 11-6; Thornton defeated King
9- 11, 11-3, 11-7; Hulsey defeated Brine
11-8, 4-11, 11-9; Coll defeated Camp
beU 11-2, 11-3; Rush defeated Gold
smith by default; Rhett defeated Grant
11-4, 11-0.
Third Round.
Rumspcck-defeated Heinz 11-8, 11-8;
Thornton defeated Atkinson 11-5, 11-0;
Hulsey defeated Coll 11-6,. 11-8; Rhett
defeated Rush 11-7, 11-7.
Semi* Finals.
Thornton defeated Ramapeck 11-3,
11-7; Rhett defeated Hulsey 11-6,
11-10.
Finals.
Thornton defeated Rhett 1-11, 11-10,
11-8, 11-5. *
BIG PLUNGER
IS RULED OFF
Cincinnati, <>., Nov. 9. — Steve
I/Hontniediu, the plunging bookmaker,
•was ruled off the American Turf Amo
elation tracks today by the executive
‘Committee of the new Louisville Jockey
, club, ut a meeting at Latonia club
• house after the last race. The big
• bookmaker’ll offense waa the violation
• of rule 18 of the racing code of A. T.
A, which refers to tampering with
lioraes and Jockeys.
Judge Charles F. Price said:
*‘We gave Mr. L'Hommedlu every
chance to disprove the charge against
him. We tossed out Mr. Jdunn’s evi
dence, but the testimony given by
Fischer could not be Impugned.”
NAT KAISER & CO.
Bargains in unredeemed Dia
monds. Confidential loans on val
uables.
16 Decatur St. Kimball Home.
Maybe the Glanta will Intrude themselves
on Atlanta, after all. Now that we had
congratulated ourselves on being well rid
of them, this Is, Indeed, a “sadness.”
It Is reported that the team will work
baek from California by the Koutherii
route, ploying lu New Orleans nnd other
prominent cities on the way home. As
Atlanta Is one of the said cities, the team
may piny here.
Hard luck. However, If the Giants do not
stay long, all will 1m* forgiven.
Tim linrst Is pretty stout these days,
but he says he will ”dou the spangle*”-—
that's whnt they all call It—next season.
The Shreveport dub, of the Southern
league, wants a second and third base
man, one or two fast and hard-hitting out
fielders, and could ttossildy use a g«*od
yottng pitcher. Ball players who answer to
these qualification* should address IV.
Crawford, president of the club, Shreve
port, La,—Clnclmmtl Knqulrer.
“The life of au umpire,” observes Tim
Hurst, “Is not a bed of roses Just yet,
though the discipline enforced on the field
Is more noticeable than of yore. Conse
quently, there Is no dearth of applicants
for Jobs. When umpiring get* to Ik* too
much of a ladylike culling, I want to lay
aside the indicator.” *
Fat Dougherty and labile I John felt that
they were footballs of fate when Grif
fith turned them over to the t’lhago t
last season, and so they were, for which
they ore now extremely thankful. Each
pocketed more than $?.&» outside of a
season's salary by playing lu the elmuipiou-
shfp series with a team that was picked
to finish away down In the American
League. Dougherty is the only man In
the national game who has played a two
world's championship sltiee the American
laMgile was organized. Not only that, hut
he was with a winner l*otb times. These
two events w» re worth about 13,600 to him.
I*nt thinks that this b not such a bod old
world, after alt.—New York Globe.
Kay* The Cincinnati Knquirrr of Tuesday:
**l.l%#»ly times ate c$ pee ted at the Ameri
can League meeting in this city In De
cember. Ttslay around headquarters of both
leagues the air was full of rumors of
trades, and It is predicted the Perem!»rr
meeting will lie the occasion for many Im
portant swaps.
"The Boston American League club Is
said to he hot nfter 'Juke* Stahl, mana
ger of the Washington team the past two
years. Jake Is wanted In Boston to piny
first base. Connie Mack Is Just as anxious
to get ‘Jimmy* Collins, ex-muunger of Bos-,
ton, to hold down third Imiw. Detroit will
doubtless bid against Boston for ,t first
hnsciusn, and 8t. Louis will be hustling
for a man to fill that team's weak spot-
third I wise.”
U Is s great pity that Mobile can not
become n member of tile Southern League.
The writer believes Mobile would lu the
course of a year or two become one of
tho strongest supporters of the association.
Baseball interest ir, that city was very
pronounced all summer, and yet la was
not uenr what It would be were a South
ern League franchise there.
BusebaU has been practically dead lu Mo
bile for several years. Only semi-profes
sional teams have claimed the otteutiou
of the fans, oud naturally the Interest of
many has dwindled to such au extent that
It will require a Southern League team to
hriug hack tho ohl-tltne enthusiasm. The
knowledge that Ihetr city Is represented
by a fast dob In a fnst league would spur
the sportsmen of Mobile to the most
nest support of the club, nnd tu a year
or two would see baseball on a much
sounder footing iu the Gulf City thnu In
cither Montgomery, Nashville, Shreveport
l.tttle Rock.—Will Hamilton, In The
New Orleans Item.
Both Atlanta and Montgomery are squab
bling over u new shortstop named Walker.
It seems that Montgomery gobbled him
and right theu Billy Ktnitb put In the
claim that be saw Walker first, lu the
meantime It is reported that Walker 1ms
htHvmu* sick and disgusted of the whole
thing aud has given out the statement
that he Is going to give up Iwtsetmlt alto
gether nud concentrate all his efforts at
nut king a living on father’s two horse farm
up In Ohio.-New Orleans Item.
Wake up, Willie. The verdict .went
against us n week ago. As for th** last
part, we had not heard It and moreover
tune atir doubts a* to its authenticity.
League. Manager Ranalck; by Duluth,
Pitcher "81s” Hopkins (formerly of the
Southern League).
Released: By Atlanta, J. R. Crozlcr.
The Sporting News carries the report
that Molesworth will manage the
Montgomery team.
The only no-hlt games pitched in fhe
National League last year were per
formed by Lush, of Philadelphia,
against Brooklyn, and by Eason, of
Brooklyn, ugalnst St. Louis.
The Columbia, S. C„ correspondent
of Sporting News says that there Is a
good chance that Bernle Me Cay may
play on the Infield for the Game
Cocks. ,
The Birmingham outfit of pitchers
Includes Wilhelm, Reagan, Clark, Bru
ner and Turner.
Joe Vila pipes It off that Pulliam will
be elected president of the National
League by a vote of 6 to 2. Guess that's
about right.
There seems to have been some fear
that the Southern League clubs had
placed the "no trespassing” sign in
front of their parks as far as all Na
tional League Clubs were concerned.
Now Chicago Cubs announce wl
great glee that Memphis. Nashville and
Birmingham have offered them dates
for games In the spring.
Atnnug the contracts announced in
the present bulletin of Secretary Far
rell. of the National Association, are:
With Little Rock, Brazell and Ban
dy; with Augusta, E. C. Connelly and
M. Comtnger. Under the head of
"terms accepted” come with Augusta,
Edward Connelly, H. C. Button, L. K.
Boyd; uith Jacksonville, Pitcher Som
mers, Allison; with Macon, Fred
WobUebett.
Players released by,purchase were:
By Atlanta to Augusta, J. J. Evers;
by Keokuk to Memphis, Pitcher Bill
Burmeller; by Jackson, Miss., to Little
Rock, Robinson; by Sr. Paul to Little
Rock. Buchanan.
FOOTBALL DOPE IN BROKEN DOSES
Here’s what George IL Bfouke says affltyrt |lio players try to pick up the leather,
attack In football under the new rules; lu former years, undkr the old rules, If
* * — 1 * n ball was fumbled nnd a player tried
to pick It up Instcnd of making a flying
dive nnd landing on the plgsklu, be was
given a call or swift kick by the coach.—
Exchange.
•*lt has nlwnys beeu a recognized axiom
that the weakest place In n team was Just
outside of tackle. This year outside of
tackle and orfund the ends are the most
vulnerable points. By placing the half-
backs back und u little outside of tackle,
the half-baek enu support the end and
tackle very quickly." .
Hero is Mr. Brooke's Idea about handling
the forward pass ou defense:
“When the opposing Jeaiu attempts to
forward pass. It Is better for the defen
sive side <n knock the opponents out from
under It and let the ball hit the groiiud.
The rules say that a forward pass which
tilts the ground before It touches
The difference Is that under the old rules
the imssesstou of the bail was half the
battle. Under the new ones It I* uot only
ueecKsary to have the ball but to advance it
at every opponraity—for tvu ynrd* In three
downs has proved such a monumental task
to accomplish,
The latest thing In football is “accidental
slugging.”
Bill Held, coach of the Harvard
player of either side goes to the defend- i discovered It. In lust Saturday's game
lug side at the point from which the pass
was made. It Is certainly better to have
the bull taken back from where the pass
Is made thnu for one «»f the defending
side to rateh the ball and attempt to
run It buck there when the chances of
doing this are exceedingly remote.”
One difference Is noted on the football
fields this year. When a ball Is fumbled,
the coach yells: ••Grab It and run,*' and
Halfback Wendell was ruled out of the
game for a pugilistic exhibition. Held gave
It out that he would Investigate, and If
the ctinrge of brutality was sustslned would
rule Barrett off for the remainder of the
season.
After the Investigation Held decided that
WcudcU’s slugging was "accidental.’
The next verdict looked for Is one of
"Justffii^le slugging.”
Bat there we draw the line.
BASEBALL FRANCHISES WORTH
MORE THAN A MINT THESE DAYS
buseball. with
fnlMion.
Detroit was on the market, and thi
franchise at this latter point w/w
bought at a cost of $11,000. this, of
course, including players’ contract*.
The next move was to St. froul*. and
It cost them a hunch of money to get
there, oven with a club lii bad shape
financially.
Stfch values oh Mr. Robison mention*
In connection with the Cleveland and
Detroit teuton look almost laughable
today. Cleveland’s franchise and plov
ers could probably not be secured for
$100,000 today, and Detroit would cost
almost as much.
And this would not Include grounds
or Improvements of any kind. Bos
ton’s National Leugue franchise Wtw
but recently sold, and the price giv*n
out was something like $275,000. This,
of course, Includes the Boston National
league grounds and fixtures. Ho far
as the Boston players are concerned,
with but one or two exceptions, they
would not bring any kind of a price on
tho open market. *
Pay Big Prices.
Probably $25,000 would be a fair
price to pay for the outfit, Tenney and
Cy Young No. 2 being worth over half
of that sum between them. The Bos
ton grounds were at one time worth a
large sum, because the railroads want
ed them for a yard. Hlnce then th*-
railroads have found other property
and are not In ,the market for the
grounds at any advance over their
market value. The latter are situated
In a * manufacturing district, and the
property Is not high-priced.
The improvements on the property
are not new and not notably costly for
a ball park. Possibly the grounds unJ
stands ate worth $125,000. .That leaves
a dear $125,000 the men back of the
dub;are paying for the privilege of
playing baseball In Boston under Na
tional League rules.
As to running a club on a $l0.ow
capital at present, that would virtually
be impossible. Cleveland at the time
Mr. Roblsorf had the club there In the
American Association, was paying a*
good salaries as any team In the leagu**.
Yet the salary list for an entire sea—*'
did not run above $15,000. Twice that
sum might cover the salary list of an
American Association club at present,
and It Is probable ithat some of the
clubs go considerable higher.
In comparison with the price of the
Cleveland franchise In the American
Association, there Is the sale of the
Minneapolis franchise in that leagu**.
but a few days ago. How much Can-
tllllon paid for the latter dub Is n't
known, but the man* who bought the
club something like two months
pocketed a dean $10,000,as his profits
so the price must have been worm
while. ,, ,
That the Increase in baseball values
has been something phenomenal and
lias more than kept pace with the In
crease In other values in this country,
says an exchange, Is proven by state-
business. Baseball was but a side line,
to act as a feeder for the street car
business. ,
It cost something like $10,000 to float
the Cleveland club, which was then In
ments made by President Stanley Rob- the American Association. The club
did not prove a paying Investment, and
the other stockholders dropped out un
til the Robisons were left to hold the
bag. Before they got tired of doing
ison, of the Ht. Louis dub. Tw
the dubs now In the American League,
Detroit and Cleveland, are the ones to
hfch particular reference was made*
Selected 'by^draft; By Birmingham j Ur ‘ Robinson and his brother firkt be-
fr.un Charleston, Vincent Turner; by came lmcrrale.1 in twneball at Cleve
till, latter they were In something like
*75,Due. Then they concluded that
Iteinstaled: By South Atlantic Atlanta from Cedar Rapids, Kiel Bell. | land, when they were in the street car Cleveland was ripe for major league
jack' miester, the Cincinnati aauthps*
with tlu? Chlm, drew, the booby prize
batting. Jack took part la tnlrty-f ••
games and made? Jtist four singles oat
eighty-four times at bat, giving him
startling average of .048.—Cincinnati M*
qtilrer.
Blithering J*U! Who ever fcctrd of *u 1
an average. Arthur Herman hlmfelf " ;
have to look to bis laurels If such hit!"-'
keeps up.
FOOTBALL PLAYERS
Take your old felt hats to Bus*; •'
to he cleaned nnd reshaped -- *
Whitehall ntreet.