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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 190G.
-Edited By PERCY H. WHITING.
Six-Day Bicycle Race Is Sporting Feature j
1 is the r radical j
That’s Appreciated \
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close friend, bear in mind that it is the practical, useful arti- §
cle that touches the heart chords and make them vibrate with $
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M’LEAN, BOBBY WALTHOUR'S PARTNER, HURT;
ATLANTA BICYCLIST RIDES WITH J. BEDELL
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O WALTHOUR STILL BEHIND. O
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O New York. Dee. 10.—At 2 o'clock O
O nil the rider?* had covered 3»1 O
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New Votk. Dec. 10.—Although *ev-
eral f-pllls occurred In the first few
hour* of the six-day bicycle race at
Madison Square Garden. »ne of which
ruined the chances for victory for the
favorite team. Ilushk McLean and
Bobby Walthour. mauy record* were
broken end Indications are that tlila
' race will far eclipse any other.
In the second accident McLean was
seriously Injured and had to be with
drawn from the race.
Am mooii a* It wan announced that
M« Lean waa out for good J. Bedell, of
Lynbrook. L. I., wan preened into serv
ice i«h Walthour’* teammate.
In prevloux races .1. Bedel! ha* rid
den with his brother. M. Bedell.
In 1903 the Bedell team finished sev
enth. though the Long Inlander* had
held their position with the leaders
right to the finish lap of the last mile.
In 1904 the Bedell team quit In the
revolt against the management, but
the la**t year the Bedells finished sec
ond. If J. Bedell is in condition, he
will make a splendid partner for Wul-
thour. Owing to the accident, though,
Walthour and Bedell are one lap be
hind the bunch.
Fourteen thousand persons watched
the start and as the riders swayed
around the great saucer in a bunch
they cheered and silently hoped for a
spill that would make excitement.
The riders broke the record for all
other first hours of the race, by going
over twenty-six miles in the sixty min
utes. This was met with cheers, but
the real excitement of the first hour
came when two men and three women
tried to cross the track.
McDonald's wheel swerved and he
rolled down the track. Itnmedlatcdy
four other riders had piled in a heap
men, women and bicycles. The
Elders were Stol, Hollister, Ruppecht
and Downing. All save Stol had to be
relieved by their partners. The women
were sent home.
The later and more sensational spill
from the race point of view was that
In which McLean, Walthout's riding
partner, was made unconscious
McLean was rounding the Madison
avenue turn at a furious speed when
he fell. Ruppecht, McDonald, L. Oer-
oget and Clark piled on top of him.
Spectators rushed to the track and
picked up the Injured rider. He waa
unconscious and bk>od flowed from a
two-inch cut In his temple.
After his wound was bandaged, and
agonist Walthour’s protests, he was
withdrawn from the race.
HERE ARE THE PRINCIPALS IN A BIG TURF ROW
l=Hsa,
NO BIG GAME
TO BE_ADDED
IF YALE FILLS HARVARD VACAN-
CY IT WILL BE WITH MI
NOR GAME.
New Haven, Conn., Dec. 10.—In rase
Harvard drop, out of Interiaollegiatc
athletic, the chance, are not bright for
Tale', tilling her place on the football
schedule with another big university
team. The Yale faculty think, that
one came of the caliber of Yale-Prlnce-
ton I. about enough. They have, how
ever. allowed Yule tradition to go on
unbroken and allowed both her ancient
rival, to be mot annually. Should one,
howegfer, quit her schedule. Indica
tions are that itobody will be substi
tuted.
Since It was announced that the Har
vard overseer, would not vote on the
retention of Intercollegiate sports, ru
mors have sprung up that Yale would
take on Pennsylvania- It is extremely
likely that the Yale faculty will tell
the football officials that a minor col
lege or none at all will take Harvard’s
place on the football schedule.
FAMOUS TURF MAN
DIES IN NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans, Dec. 10.—Captain "Bil
ly" Williamson, a famous turf man,
iUed at the St. Charles hotel last night.
Captain Williamson was 84 years old
and was born In Richmond, Vn.
Captain Williamson was successively
a California legislator, a major In the
Walker expedition to Nicaragua, and n
staff officer of the Confederate army,
with the rank of captain.
After the close of the civil war Cap
tain Williamson began Ids turf career.
He owned sevcrnl rnce horses which
uttalncd n national reputation.
WHMIHlHMIMMHHIlHtHHH
Coach Heisman Will Organize
Cross-Country Team at Tech
| NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
* BY PERCY H. WHITING.
The Southern Intorcollegiittc Athletic Association at its annual
meeting at Setvanee Saturday took several steps looking toward the
purification of college athletics in the South.
For one thing the association accepted the rcsinations of Tit-
lane and Florida State University, which ought to help some.
For another thing the limit on the length of time a man can
oompete'in intercollegiate athletics was cut down from five years to
four. Undoubtedly this whs n good move. Many questions have
arisen over men who held over a fifth year in college in order to
play football, and there has often been a doubt ns to the amateur
standing of some of these fifth year men.
The North Carolina A. and M. was blacklisted ns it deserved to
be, for refusing to play games it had scheduled. The association
will wait for nu apology from N. C. A. and M. for playing inel
igible men against Clcinson before allowing any S. I. A. A. teams to
meet the North Carolina college.
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BASEBALL'S BEGINNING.
Ills usual | and lion
ii Atlanta i Tech n
i»tx»» n lln* croi
u rt'itllug j onsbt In
si tit! lute-rent
t'liirrtaluliiK
idmtrUf'tlntlS
Conch I Id mini it, contrary t
custom. will th»* wlntei
nnd In order !•* Keep luisy «ll
cross-country tcuiu and pcr1i:»|?« » '
finis at Tech.
Both ought to In- Mg Micee*-ev
The country around Atlanta Is I
cross-country work - mnooth enough
good running |mmwII?1c and yet I
fleteutiy to make a diver*
lug course, with plenty
water jumps and troublei
of rarlou* kind*
Another point In favor **f the
try game in Atlanta hi the c\
the weather during the winter,
running could he Indulged In nil w
tux ns weather condition# uiv rone
“One thing n crtiMmmtry teal
«|o for Tech." said Mr. IIH-man.
to give It N lor of good dlstu
iters, who would will points at the track
meets. Imok nt fornell. Almost always
she wins first, second, third and fourth In
the distance events In Iraek meets and all
lieeausc slu* has pood cross-country teams
lot of cross-country running."
ii would no doiiht take kludly to
country events and the team
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0 DINNER GIVEN TO 0
0 STONE MOUNTAIN TEAM. 0
Probably
O A dinner will lie tendered by O
0 the I’nlverslty Hchool of Stone O
O Mountain to its football team on O
O Monday night at <*• o'clock at the 0
O Piedmont, In honor of tludr Imv- O
O ing won the prep school chain- O
irer. nx j 0 |,| on *|,fp n f Georgia.
r *"" 1 -JO Those present will be: George 0
would o Woodruff, captain of the tentn; 0
"would o Brmbdmv.. r.»ok, Frank Bailey. O
O Fred Hailey. J. H. Goldsmith. Bui- 0
O hud. Rawlings, J. II. Kelly. II. G. O
O Smith, Mauck, Arrington, Hawes, O
O i Tews nnd t'oneli Braver. 0
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Of Course—
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THE STANDARD OF PURITY.
The “first year residence” rule, which provided that no mun
could take part in intercollegiate athletics until after he had been
n year in college, was beaten by a close vote.
This rule would undoubtedly have done much to prevent the
procuring of players by illegitimate means, for no hired player is
likely to stay a year in college before lie plays a game and no cbl-
lege is likely to hire a man and let him stay idle a year.
However, this rule would have hit too hard at technical schools
where there is always ft big freshman elnss and a small senior
class. Owing to the severity of the courses in the technological
schools not a very large per cent of men get by the freshman year
and with a "one year residence” Tale in force the available mate
rial could be cut right down to the bone.
A motion was passed that “it wns the sense of the association
that no student should be permitted to engage in post-season-foot
ball games as members of athletic club teams and ‘.her teams.”
Whether this rule was passed in the nature of a request or n
command is not known. It will make some difference, however, as
several Clemson players expected to take part in the Christinas
and New Year’s football games nt Charleston nnd Savannah, and
Tech players planned to shine on the Atlanta Athletic Club team
Christmas Day.
When the time, were A ret besun sad
the nmklng of the sun
' Wns In progress. Mistress Kve and
Mr. Adam ruled the land.
Their rule was very stern, but they
were to quickly learn
Ami when stnlllng Hit* approached
* them they would take it by the
hnnd.
Said Mistress Kve one day, "We have
■ got to go away.
For we've eaten many apples from
the one forbidden tree;
They have got us on the slope and It's
up to us to lope—
Wo must hurry 'fore we're notified
and told to twenty-three.”
"But see here," said Mr. Adam, "I’ve a
pressing question, madam;
How can we live hereafter, for I’m
sure we cannot work?”
"Just leave that thing to me; I've a
mighty scheme," said she.
"We will coin the precious boodle, if
* we don’t then I’m a Turk."
So she summoned all the creatures,
with both gay and gloomy fea
tures.
And lengthily explained her scheme
for winning fame and dough.
"We will start to playing baseball, and,
with practice, we can face all
Who have lots of 'mun* to ba?k them.
It is sure to be a go.
"With the elephant on first, he will be
a Wienerwurst;
And the camel will make second In
an easy-going walk.
For short we’ll use the yak, and the ape
can guard third sack,
While the r.ebra’s work in center field
is sure to cause some talk.
"We’ll sign the snake fot* right and In
left we’ll place the kite.
They ought to fiag each fly that
comes their way.
In the twlrler’s box I’ll stand, and
throw curves to neat the band.
Let Adam snatch them off the stick
each day.
The monk we'll have to squendi, so
we’ll let him warm the bench.
Tomorrow just at sunrise we will
leave this garden fair.
We’re the *Kden Independents;' and
we’ll meet all our descendants;
i we go from here to find them and
Coach Heisman Needs Men
For Athletic Club Team
Poach llfistumi Wed* men for Ids Atlanta
Athletic Club fiMitlNill team and he uakit
that any man who lina had any football ex
perience nnd who would like to play on
the A. A. C\ tonin Phrlatnina day agnlnat
the All-Star* cominiinlvafc with lilm nt 316
Spring atreet. *
Mr. Ilelauinn had planned to play some of
hlx Tech team with the Athletic Phil*. l"t
a recent ruling against this by the S. I \.
A. hns knocked hint out on that point.
A lot of kinhI mnterlnl hns been stlm-d
in Athletic Club ranka, but n few more urn
arcyiccded to fill out the tint in.
surprise them In their lair.”
The first team that they*played wns the
Captain Kidd brigade.
And the game was hard contested to
the end from the beginning;
But the ball was soundly bumped by
the camel and he "humped”
80 swiftly round the circuit that he
made up for his sinning.
By this hit the game was won. "We'll
meet all beneath the sun,"
Rend a c hallenge - In The Morning
Globe, one bitter rainy day.
Mr. Casey read the news and he trem
bled In his shoe*.
For he knew It was the "Caseys" that
the "Adams" wished to play.
This game was then arranged, with the
a line-up slightly changed.
For the snake had sprained his wrist
the day before.
The monkey handled right, and he' Homester^
played with all his might.
For their benching him had failed to
make him sore.
GAME WON BY
COLLEGE TEAM
Decatur, Ga., Dec. 10.—The weather
again proved fine for the game of bas
ketball played between the scrub team*
of the Agnes Scott Academy nnd Agnes
Scott College Friday afternoon. The
game resulted In a score of 20 to 12
In favor of the college. The playing
was more even than In the gam. >*n
Wednesday, when the regular academy
team won from the college by a tt
of 14 to II.
Great interest and enthusiasm H br
ing shown In .this game this year, ;<nd
especially in the regular gymnastic
and athletic work. More games will
be played nt the beginning of the next
In inning number three Mr. Casey
swung the tree,
And his hit looked like a ‘homer’ sure
as fate;
But the swiftly fielding kite gobble!
up the ball just right.
And cut him off six Inches from the
plate.
GROVER CLEVELAND
IS REPORTED BETTER
In the ninth some trouble ’lose. Adam
met It on the nose.
But was tagged at third and thus put
o0l the side.
"You hail It easy money, you should
learn the game some, sonny,
Said Kve. "that w*
, slide."
"I would have been
. New York, Dec. 10.—Grover clove*
land, who became III over a week
was reported slightly better today -it
his home in Princeton, N. J.
In addition to his attack of acute in*
digestion he has a bad cold.
PAY DIRECTOR MURRAY
DIES AT ANNAPOLIS.
Annapolis, Md., Dec. 10.—Pay IMrer*
tor James D. Murray, JL'nlted State*
navy, retired, died at 11 o’clock k ,sL
night nt Ills home, "Acton,” this city.
the very time tol.of a dropsical ailment. He was 7* ■ ' '
i old. Mr. Murray was the son of Janie-*
I Murray, former secretary' of atat*’ nn>J
beaut bail I torn congressman from Maryland.
HIGH SCHOOL WINS.
The second team of the Boys' High
School and the t University School met
Saturday at Piedmont park and the
High School players won by a score of
6 to 4.
NAT KAISER & CO.
Bargains in unredeemed Dia
monds. Confidential loans on val
uables.
15 Decatur EL Kimball Hon**.
NATIONAL LEAGUE MEETING.
New York, Dec. 10.—The board of di
rectors of the National League of Base-
ball Clubs held a meeting today and
completed arrangements for the
league's annual meeting at the Victoria
hotel tomorrow.
Extreme reticence Is maintained »>•
the league magnates and nothing of
Importance will be given out until after
the meeting.
Reports urr In circulation that Presi
dent Brush, of the New York dub. and
other opponents of President Pullium.
have not weakened In their determina
tion to oust Pulliam from the league
presidency if possible.
POP WARNER, OF CORNELL, WANTS
TWELVE MEN ON FOOTBALL TEAM
Ithaca, N. Y.. Dec. 10.—Coach Warner, of the Cornell football team,
declares that lie Is In favor, of having IS men comprise the football team.
He says he has found it difficult under the new rules to formulate plays
with eleven' men. and that he Is convinced that a better game could be
played with IS men. "Each time I had a play figured out.” said Marner.
"It failed to please tne, for it seemed that there was always one player
missing."
He Illustrated his remarks with a diagram, showing how, on the of
fense, the drawing back of a linesman for a plunge revealed the purpose
and weakened the line, on the defense, he ehnwed how eaey tt was to
draw off the meager secondary defense by a fake play. An extra man In
the rear, lie contended, would balance the offense and make the game
more a match on even terms.
”1 would like to see all restrictions removed from the forward pass
The rule giving the ball to the other side when It hits the ground has
made teams afraid to employ ii. while the limit of Its use to once In each
plav and compelling it to lie passed 5 yards from center have kept the play
from being developed to Its fullest extent."
my fig-leaf suit.”
I Howled Adam. "If I'd lost h 11 : '
have caused a great, hubbub.
I’m sure to Jump my contract. I " 1 " 11
stand by such a compact.
So I leave this berth tomorrow to be
come a frisky “Cub."
When Mr. Adam Jumped. tUen the
batting av'rage slumped.
And none possessed his true ano
steady whip: *,
So the ‘Eden Independents’ had toj« u
to their descendants.
And to Mistress Eve they handed »
pink slip.
—T. M' 1 -'.
VIVA