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10 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 25, 390G. UP-TO-DATE NEWS OF SPORTING WORLD MERRY CHRISTMAS EDITED BY PERCY H. WHITING J REMARKABLE SNAP-SHOT OF CLOSE FINISH OF A RUNNING RACE BUSY CHRISTMAS DAY FOR LOCAL SPORTSMEN While Christnmii ilnjr has leas sporting events thnn any holiday of the year, yet there Is plenty happening to attract the at* ! tentlon of the sport-lover* of the city. The morning event was n football game 1 between the All Stars and the Athletic Club i teams. In the afternoon the fen turn la the totcjr* i He ra<i* between Wnlthour and Gulgnard.' Besides these events, there Is plenty i stirring nmong the Atlanta men who arc enthusiastic sportsmen. The call of the Kant Luke course was | strong to many golfers. In spite of the | hltlug cold, they turned out by scores, and : n nutultcr of notahte iiuitriiea* were played. I Arctic euaturaes were strictly In vogue, and i the poor caddies were wrapped In clothes ( from head to h»H»ls. The East I.nke hoot house, with Its Idg •open tire anil Its holiday decoration*. ] proved more attractive to nmtiy than the * strenuous weather of the golf course, and f taken altogether the flay was a merry one ! at the Atlanta Athletic Club’s couiitir club. ’ The quail, as usual, had a hard day of S It. The hunters Imre been heading toward I the flehl for several days, and Monday night and Christmas morning saw a Idg outpouring—the largest proluildy since Thanksgiving day. MILUON8 OF CYCLI8T3. The statement has been widely heralded that one million riders were awheel In the United Staten this year. While.the,number seems a large one, a lltle reflection will show that It Is by no means overdrawn. Actual statistics show’ that the American factories built half a million wheels In 190<> alone, anil while this greatly exceeded the output of 1905, yet It is unquestionably true that since 1900 at least a million and a half of wheels have been made and marketed. That at least a million of them were In commission this year can be readily believed, when the enormous output of the middle 90’s Is taken Into considera tion. FIGHT POSTPONED. The light between Kid Kelly and Kid HI I m will probably not come off until tho end of January. Both men are too busy, owing to tho holiday press of business, to get in trim at an earlier date. NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS There is u remote chance that Vanderbilt and Ynle may play football next fall. Vanderbilt can not make a trip to Ann Arbor and to New Haven also. The faculty allows the team only four dajfs from school work in a season and these two trips would make them exceed the limit. The Vanderbilt rooters are now trying to opernte on Michi gan and act the Wolverines to pay a visit to Nashville. Maybe Atlanta wouldn’t send a crowd up to see such a game. Yon can’t keep Tommy Lipton off the sporting page any more than you can .lack O’Brien or John L. Sullivan. Sir Tom has recently offered a prize to the Yacht Racing Association of Gravesend Bay. l’lease pass the tea. Fourteen pugilists died as a result of ring engagements this year. That makes boxing'look about ns rough as football. But it is nowhere within striking distance of deer shooting. The returns from that man-slaughter are not yet in. BOBBY AND GUIGNARD RACE BEHIND MOTORS The sport lovers of Atlanta will turn tow’ard the Coliseum Christinas after noon to witness the motor-paced race between Gulgnard and Walthour. The men will race five-mile heats be hind the “devil-cycles,” and It will be a race for gore. It is doubtful If two faster men behind motor pace have ever been In any race than Walthour arid Gulgnard, and If things go well they will no doubt “hit her up“ around the record. This race will give Atlantans the»r first chance to welcome Bobby Wal thour after his summer In Europe and his stellar appearance In New York, and doubtless many will avail them selves of the opportunity. The race begins at 3 o’clock. It would be nice if Montgomery would make up her mind about staying in the Southern League* The story that the franchise had been bought by a new bunch of victims and that John Malarkey would manage the Pretzels is now “branded as false,” to use the original, though expressive language of the Montgomery sporting men. If Mobile gets the franchise it will' hit the league pretty hard as far as railroad connections hikI facilities are concerned. About all Montgomery was ever good for, as far as the financial end of the league was concerned, was in breaking the jumps be tween better towns. Mobile is wav off the map and the jumps, with that town in the league, would be something ferocious. Pennsylvania, having trimmed Chicago and proved to her own satisfaction that all Western teams are ready "victims, "has scheduled a game with Chicago for next fall. Here’s hoping. Over his own signature .1 nines .1. Jefferies has wired the New York World “I would not make a match with Jack Johnson for any sum.” We thought so. NOTHING BUT BASEBALL DOPE Good Things From fa Here'* hoping that "Saint Claws" has. slipped Billy Smith a winning team. And Charley Frank and Harry Vaughan a couple of lemons. S|toaklng of lemons, here’s something about the nable garden product from the pen of G Rice: "Will some one kindly tell me— Will aonie one answer why? To me It Is n riddle. Ami It will In* till I die; With n million ’poncho*’ 'round me, I wonder why It's so. / That I drew u ’lemon' from the Iniseltall tree Where they say only ’|N»m*hes’ grow?” From ’The Lay of the Big League Mogul" Boston writers ray that there Is more open lotting on Isill game* done In Boston than anywhere else in either league. May Ik* that Is why tie attendance Is so p«»or In Boston—that fact and hum teams coin- blued. Betting never did hnsctKiIl any good, and It has often done It much harm. Tmplre Evans la referee!ug roller polo games in the West. "It's a merry round for me," saya Evans. "In the summer I dodge pop bot tle* In Chicago, and In the winter I dodge polo Imlls. I couldn't get out of condi tion If I wanted to." J. C. Morse wants nn 'inspector of um pires." Not a bad Idea that. The league presidents hare small chains to see these officials at work, and there ought to ho some good way of finding ont Pow the "limps" ore liehavlng themselves. Ft takes good umpiring to produce good baseball. If Lnjole bad been charged with two times less at hat than he hail and If be had made one more hit he would have lieaten Stone and Clarke nud led the American longue. Certainly It waa a close Sir Thomas Upton will give another cup for yachts on Gravesend hay. Sir Thomas can buy cups for others If he can't win the much-coveted America trophy. BOWKER, ENGLISH FEATHERWEIGHT, DUCKS CHANCE TO FIGHT ATTELL New York, Dec. 25.—Jem Bowker, the feather weight champion of England, is not coming to this country to fight Abe Attell, despite the fact that Manager Tom MeCarey, of tho Pacific Athletic Club of Los Angeles, has offered him $1,000 for traveling expenses and a guarantee that his share of the purse would exceed $2,500. Bowker Is evidently afraid of Attell, as he has made arrangements to go to Australia and fight the little men of that country. Mcl’arey is now seeking another opponent for Attell. jEAST LAKE GOLFERS I j NOTE THIS RULING! Owing to the presence on the Eiut i ». | golf course of three large nud lusty , hazards, wh'e^ engage much .if t|,». .? tentlon of the Atlanta Athletic Huh ers. the following question r«***«*ntly S ul niltted to a golfing muguxlue ami i[ le ** swer thereto are of Interest: * n * ||?7 I, |" , lml ! ,,u< * f " , ‘ , ln of, ditch, Init clear of water, to h<> , , ered In water? What Is the penalty’*' no nnd count one ns In water, or count In rule 10, "Special Buies, Stroke petition?” iU * A—Uft mid count one as In water ti bnnkn of nny recognluml water ii UZMr ,i eoualdeml pnrt of the hazard. ' ' NOTES OF SPORT. President Murphy, of the r|i|r nt0 x , tlonals, oppoaea the plan of bulldltie dri.J l"K rooms for vlsitfuu players. 11, tho trip of the uniformed players r.. ,L hall park In carriages Is n great ad the team. ,r Denver fa to have n complete new i, as «. hall outfit the coming season, a renovate*! park with new stands, bleachers am] Hub house and nil new players. .It looks very much ns though Barnev Drey fuss, of Pittsburg. Is the only mi* nnte willing to help the new Boston man ngement in the way of players. N« wai j‘ ‘ a manager most develop his own «, r . If he has nny. T * Tho minor tongues arc having work getting desirable players, ami th.* lay tho blame mostly to tlaf semi-prof,*! slonnl clubs In the large cities. M an senil-pn»s are now paying more money tin the minors. The official lmtting averages of the Aniei lenn Association show thirty .one play*, who have been with either the one or th other of the 8t. Louis clubs during th past two seasons. This Is n recot, bns probably never »>cen equaled. With the exception of pitchers, whfc every live manager Is constantly on th look-out for, third hnse Is the posit in hardest to fill at the present time. George 8tonc, the champion hitter. In proved quite a little In his base rtinnln Inst season, and 8t. Louis fans expect t see George heat it around the bags In fa* time next season. Charley Grnhnm, who disappeared rather suddenly from the Boston America season. Is catching for the San Jose team. In California. A story from Grand Rapids says that John Ganzel will be cnptuln of the elnnatl club the coming season, and In 1908 will take Hanlon's place ns mnnagei Lew McAllister will hot coach the Uni versity of Michigan baseball team next spring ns his service* will he needed the Buffalo club during the training son. The University of Michigan football au thorities stand on their dignity when the question of n renewal of athletic with Chicago Is hronched. ''Chicago mar ask us to play,” sny the Wolverlues. A plan has been proposed for the organi zation of the entire west nnd nortInvent for College sports along the lines of ih« "Big Nine” that centers about Chicago. "Honey” Mcllody, the new weltcrwe! champion, Is to follow* In the footsteps of the rest of the champs and go on stage. The mayor of Hamilton, Ohio, says he Is a lover of Imxing and will m terfere with auy taints scheduled for hi* city. Arthur II. Hodeu, the Boston hnsrliall magnate who has retired after thirty ye. conneetion with the National League, had on Ids payroll such noted players Mike Kelly, Charley Hadbomm-. J"lin Clarkson, Idekey Johnson. Billy "Clilek" Stahl. Fred Tenny. Jimmy •••• Hum and the Big Four—Broutilers, Klebanl* son. White nml Bennett. S«m1i*ii was on- of the leaders In the fight agnln*t tu Brotherhood, nml was u great help I downing the players' organization. Bn when the American League entered B«e ton they riddled the National team »>f It* ' players, nud Messrs. Hoden and s club has Imen a down and *>»t fair ever since. The coming season 11-» baseball world will watch with Interest h* 1 way In which Mr. Dovey will handle th** eiiin so long owned by the Irate. trlam* Vanderbilt Baseball Team Will be Strong From The Nashville Banner. Even cold winds and driving rain cannot keep baseball enthusiasts from recounting past contests and looking forward to the coming of next season. Vanderbilt students ami supporters of, the Gold und Black have been busy* some time figuring on what the Com modore team will be "when the roses bloom again." From all reports, the team will be a good 4»ne. Seven men from last year's team will be on band as a nucleus around which to build a team. These are Fugler, Craig, Blake, Hall, Cunningham and two pitchers. Love and Inglis. Of course, Ed Hamilton will be missed at second, as will Travis at third, and Kvle and Hay good, but then there are several others anxious for a chance to take their places. Hamilton will be missed' more probably than any other man. For four years he did daring and sensational stunts at second, and not a small percentage of Vanderbilt victories on the greensward have been tue to his fielding and hitting. Travis la also a veteran, though he played one year less than the big second base man. Moat of his service was render 'd behind the bat, but he was shifted to third base last season to strength- the Infield. Kyle pitched regularly the team only two years, but he was one of the headiest and hardest working players that ever donned a Vanderbilt euit. Haygood saw his first season on the team last year and will probably be back next year. But as to the outlook for next year. Behind the bat, Fugler Is a fixture. Last season was his first on the team, but his work was too good to think of removing him. He Is a good hitter, nnd has a great arm. On first base Bob Blake will probably have the call. He played the position last season, and after getting onto a few of the tricks of the position, did excellent work. This season he will have the advantage of a year’s experience, and should be one of the best in the college circuit. "Honus" Craig, who will captain the team, will either hold his old place at shortstop, or switch to second. He plays a great game at the short field position, but It has been intimated that he would prefer he other position, as the throw to first is shorter, and he Is afraid of Ids arm at times. The ,,ther two old heads are Cun ningham and Hall. Both are outfield ers, und will likely lake care of their old positions. However, the former may be shifted to first In case It seems a good move to shift Bob Blake from first to any other position. Hall also has played on the infield, replacing Hamilton at second on on*- or two oc casions. In the pitching department the situ ation is pleasing. Two veterans ure on hand as stated above. Love has been here for three years, and last season was one of the best college twlrlers in this section. Inglis ha* had two years’ experience, arid has done creditable work both seasons. Lie Is also an In- fieldcr and can be used In case an other man- is needed. In addition to these two, Tipton, a sophomore, who did not show up for work last year on account of outside difficulties, him an nounced his intention of working this year. He did good work In the prep school at Franklin while there, and Is expected to show something here. A glance at the new material looks good to the Vanderbilt contingent. In the first place Costen will be on hand, but he In not a new man. He played on the team of 1905, and his work at that time makes him a certainty for . y . ear k lea JV He ** either an out or Infielder. but his strong point Is hla use of the hickory. In one game of the 1905 season he made no less thnn four two-baggers. It looks as If he will be u**d to fill In one cf the infield posl- Another man who has been at the university for some time, and who will be eligible this year. I. Wynne, the husky football guard. This fellow can play any place on the team with cred it In any college nine. He has worked well at both ends of the battery propo sition. and at any infield position I* » grand player. He, too. Is a grc.it bat ter, and a well-known player, vvho has seen hint work. Is authority for tnf statement that he will bat above for the season. Among the newly acquired are man> good men. Morrison, the football sud- stltute from McKenzie, comes commended. He Is a pitcher and out fielder. Neely, from the Battle Grounj Academy, Is also a fast outfielder a a good base runner and batter son. from Castle Heights, is anotn** pr*>»pectlve. , In addition to these new men and several others who’have not as yet al lowed their fame to get abroad, ther are many good men who have P«a> on the scrubs. Among the best these are Poage, Potts, Sherrell and Paine, infielders, and Kaufman, Mau- pin, Bradley, outfielders. With tm array of material, and a schedule suen as has been announced, the for a successful season Is very encour aging. As yet nothing has !>een '! ‘ ne . regard to securing a coach. men are In view for the position, an a suitable one will probably be seieti ed before the season opens up. Handsome Magazine, The January number of the I u 4 trated Outdoor News has made its ap pearance and Is an unusually attractive number. The articles are hlgh-cla«* as usual and the Illustrations are a excellent and In some cases sup**' to anything of the kind which bar been published ln any maguz'.ne in long time. NAT KAISER A CO. CONFIDENTIAL LOANS