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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. MONDAY, '.SEPTEMBER 30,1907. sp ?K G i ALL 1 HE L IV E r JEWS FROM MANY BASEBALL CAMPS lelS* NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS By PERCY H. WHITINO. Tech! ^ The football wonders of 19071 Best football team Tech ever had! Will beat Gordon, Dahlonegn, Tennessee, Auburn, Georgia, Mercer and Clcmson, give Scwance so nenr a beating that the Tigers will never know what hit them and give Vanderbilt the closest coll of the Commodores’ Southern season. We rush into this somewhat incoherent prediction in order to get there ahead of anybody else. Wc want to go on record ns believing that there is only one team in the S. I. A. A. that has any license 'to make one more touchdown than Tech does in any game, and that sole exception is Vanderbilt. Sewanee is talking loud, but right now on mate rial and dope our money would go on Tech. This is long-rnngo prediction and is not much good, because the writer bas not seen Sewaneo in action. But ho has seen Southern football since the fall of 1900, and previous to that time he was in pretty close touch with Eastern football. And he figures out that he knows enough about tho game to foci pretty sure of Tech. About Coach Ileisman’s ability to make a team nobody who knows anything about tho (jame ever has any doubts. All he needs is material. And this year he most certainly has it. The first work-out of the Tech team enmo on Saturday and Coach Ilcisman certainly, uncovered some wonders. Tho new men on tho varsity team were Davis at right tackle, Kofcr at right half and Fitzsimmons at left half. And they nro throe wonders for fair. Davis nnd Kofor—in footbnll togs—look enough aliko to be brothers—big, square-rigged, low-built, fast, aggressive chaps, with strength, courage and speed to bum. In tho game Snturday they did not give the ball to cither of them very often. But when they did the gains those two mnde wero awful to behold. Thoy ripped through the Recruits’ line and went down tho field for tho limit. Either one can wrap two ordinary players around their necks, let one hang from each foot and then walk ns fast as “Tiny” IJonderson runs. Foster Fitzsimmons is another star ond will make all of them hinatle for a job on tho all-Southern this year. Just at present he is oni of training and was not given tho ball much, but ho has B, position cinched. AH of tho old men showed up in marvellous stylo. Luck nnd Buchanan have made vast gains in weight nnd aggressiveness over last year and will bo wonders this senson. Hill, who was too slight to make a good man last year, has blossomed out and plays well. G. Smith got into plnys in fine stylo, nnd Henderson has picked up a lot over last yenr. Luck is going to havo far nnd away his best season this fall and Adamson can bo counted on for a good game. A decidedly oncournging foature of tjio game Saturday was the marvellously good showing of some of the members of the Re cruit team. Jones, who played full back, is almost certain to get a job on tho varsity nnd will hustle Adamson hard for tho full back position. Though not large, he is well built, strong as an ox, fast and marvellously aggressive. Besides that, ho scorns to know some footbnll. Coleman and Wilcox, tho other two men in tho back field for the Scrubs, did nice work, nnd when they learn somo footbnll will be terrors. Bell did groat work at left guard, nnd Spaulding did well for nn inexperienced innn. Mlzo played a nice gamo at end and Erio Smith showed well at quarter. But the four stnr men on tho Recruit team wero Jones, Wilcox, Colomnn and Bell, and tho best of thoso four was Jones. Ono mnn who is likely to bo nn extra special star—Johnson, tho big “Swede”—-was not in the game. He lias not been at prac tice long nnd was a trifle stiff nnd sore, so Coach Ilcisman put him at refereeing. Johnson is built moro like the famous John Tigert, of Van derbilt, than any mnn who has shown up in recent years, and will undoubtedly moko as good mnn as this famous Commodore—now a Rhodes scholar nt Oxford. With this hunch of material nnd with a coach like Ilcisman, thero can bo no doubt about Toch this year. It is going to take tho best squad in the South to cross her lino nnd the Rcorcs she is likely to pile up will bo something awful to contemplate. CRITICAL PERIOD IN PEHN ANT RACE Detroit and Philadelphia Play Double-Header Today Which May Settle Big Race. By SAM CRANE. Philadelphia, Sept. SO.—The eye. of all haeebolldom will be centered on thla city ngoln today. The question of which club will carry oft the pennant In the American League In tho closest, moat Interesting and ex citing race In the long history of the national game, will doubtless be decided by the raoult of the two games to be played between the Detrolts and Ath letics today. Tho Detrolts won last Friday's game by the close score of 6 To 4. In one of the most thrilling contests ever played. ■■ Tho two teams were tied before that j~Sfanding of the Clubs. \ Pntrolt I’bllmWphU. • • . . US Chleago l« Cleveland 14S N>w York. . .... 143 St. 145 145 Wueblngtoti 142 l’ltt*bur?. . . K«w York. . 1’hilndHphla. Itrooklyu. . . nitrix.iuiL . , llw'nn. e . • lit. I..,uU. . . National. ... 244 . ... 147 . . . . 140 . . . 142 i a 1 . . . 145 <4 M JIT w « '.Si s a .is TSice In succession Je.se Burkett ha* ...it the Near England League pen nant ItL i Wi l. i inr t* u:e. game and the victory gave the Tigers tho lead by 7 points—.60S to .Ml. It will be necessary for the Athletics to win both games to regain the lead, while an even break will enable the Tigers to retain the leadership. Hughey Jennings eaya the Tigers will surely win one game, but Is counting on both, and gives his reasons. Connie Mack rays the Athletics will win both games. Philadelphia Is baseball craxy and a record crowd la sure to peck Columbia Park to witness the double-header. There was never a series played where the Interest was so Intense or where partisanship was so rampant. SATURDAY'S RE8ULT8. American. 8L Louis A New York 1 (Brst ximr). Hr. I.011U A New York 1 (second game). Wa>hln((oe A (Tereland 1. Cblrafu A Boston I. National. 8*. Louis A New York ft. Pittsburg 7, llo.ton 2 (Brat garnet. Boston A Pittsburg 6 (second game). YESTERDAY'S RESULT8. National. Brooklyn A Chicago I first game). Brooklyn A Chicago 2 (five Innings; dark- Philadelphia 1. Cincinnati ft (Brat game). C incinnati t. Philadelphia I (second game). New York 7, 8t. Lonls S (first gam/. St. Lonls L New York 0 (second game). WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY. Americrn. Detroit at Philadelphia. Chicago at Beaton. raavt National. New York at Chicago. Pittsburg at Philadelphia. Brooklyn at ClDrinnat!. Boston at ht Louis. - THIS LAD CAN HIT 'EM TIM JORDAN. Hers it tho boy who is hammering out the binglea, two-sackers and the rest, for the Brooklyn team. His work at first base ranks right alongside of tho best In the National League. M’CAY STILL BELIEVES THAT NOBILE “GETS IN” Thinks That Meeting of Mobile Club Will Settle the Question—Ball Dope • by Bernie. The annual meeting of the Mobile Baseball Association will be held Mon day, and at that time something ,may drop that will shed some new light on Mobile's aspiration* to be a Southern Leaguer. Bemle XlcCay, manager of the Mo bile club, left Atlanta for Mobile Sat urday. He will atop over for the meet ing and then go on to his old stamping ground—the conat—where ho will bo for a month and a half. McCay believes that Mobile has u chance to go Into the Southern League. He says that—all reports to the cor* trary notwithstanding—Shreveport la willing to sell the franchise she now owns at a reasonable price and that Mobile la willing to buy It and hoa the money In hand. Interesting announcement! are ex pected after Monday'a meeting. Bemle McCoy la enthualaattc over the proapects of the ao-calted "A. and V.” circuit, to auccecd the present Cot. ton Slates League—though under the old name. The proposed new circuit would be made up of the cities of Meridian, Jackson, Vicksburg, ' Hattiesburg, Natches and Monroe, and all of them are located on the Alabama and Vicks, burg road. The two farthest apart ore Meridian and Monroe, and they are tvlthln 700 miles of each other. This would be a snug little circuit, and with a <1,200 salary limit Bernie McCoy believes that It would be a big success. McCay certainly did wonders with the Mobile team this year. He started out with a miscellaneous collection of Southern League discards and semi proa and ho ground a pennnnt winner out of them. He made only two changes In his line-up over the opening day. Larry Hoffman was secured to play third base and Dale Dear was grabbed to play In the outlleld. Bernie started out the season with ihrse pitchers, one “old head" and two kids, and he went through the entire eeoson with thl* trio. And at the end two of them were sold and one will undoubtedly be drafted Just as soon as tbs Soqfhem League teams get a shot at the little leagues. Malarkey. of Montgomery, got the best In the collection when he bought Nolly—according to the McCay dope anyhow. This past season Nolly won 17 games, lost ( and tied I. Lost year he was In the bushes. ■Bruner, the man bought by New Or leans. will do well with the Pelicans," says McCay. "He has a great head and plenty of curves. He never puts the ball twice In the same place and usu ally be can out-figure the batter. Hf used to play with Chattanooga and Nashville In the Southern League and later with Meridian In the Cotton States. I think that he Is due to 'come back.* ’* McCay believes that two of his play, era—Ray and Bryette—will be draft ed sure. He says that Charley Frank GREAT RECORD, THIS. Special* to The Georgltn. Nashville. QOm Sept. <0.—The Nosh- vlllo third nine has disbanded after a most prosperous season. They havo lost only three games this year. Fol- 'owing Is the schedule played: has tils eyes on Ray. This youngster was rescued by McCoy from the bushes around Portsmouth, Ohio. He had pitched one year of professional ball with nn l.tdependent team when McCay got him. Willi Mobile he won 22 games and 14 of them were shut-outs. Another playor who will make good In the Southern, according to McCay, BERNIE M’CAY. Bemle Is on Ills way to the coast for n six weeks' vacation. Is Thornton, the outfielder who goes to Montgomery. "Ho was the beat in the league,” sakl Bernie. "Batted .100 and was fnst os lightning." He was with Montgomery In 1*06 when that team won Its title of "Climbers," and played with them In the early part of 1006. McCay -says there Isn't a chutes that he will fall to make good this time. "Another thing I want to say before I go.” said Bernie, “and that Is that nobody in Atlanta seems to be giving credit to the man who did the biggest part In bringing a pennant to Atlanta. "That mnn Is Otto Jordan, though nobody seems to know IL That Is no reflection on Bill Smith, either. You have to ‘slip It to' BUI. He knows players and how to get 'em. "But tho bench manager can not do anything unless he has somebody to moke the team play. And Otto Jordan did that. He modi- the Atlanta team play his game. Maybe some of the men on the team liked some other style, but he whipped them all In line. Otto Jor dan did not win the pennant, but he did os much as any one man.” Nashville 4. High School 2; Nashville g High School 1; Nashville A Adel ft: Nashville 17. Hustlers 6; Nashville 14, Hustlers 1; Nashville third nine 11, Nashville second nine 11. Nashville won three games from the High Schorl. Scores; IS to 0, S to 7 and 6 to 0. ashvtlle lost two games to Sparks, res: 8 to 1 and 13 to 7. ;.(■ lil. u. till l.iM gam. I he -on from the High School team, the re being 1 to 2. TECH REGULARS DEFEAT RECRUITS The Tech Regulars and the Tech Re. crults pulled off a football game Sat urday afternoon at Tech Park before quite a sizable crowd of enthusiasts, who braved a lot of bad weather to Bee the first work-out of the Yellow• Jack ets. Tho game was. of course, a cinch for the Regulars, who piled up 22 points, and who could have plied up 22 more If they had cared to. Right at the Jump the Regulars lit Into the Recruits and It took them two minutes of play und four downs to make the flrst touchdown. Four minutes more of play gave the Regulars another touchdown. After that they took things easy. Sev. eral times a Regular would take the ball clear through the Scrubs and with a clear field for a touchdown would sit down on the ball and wait for the Recruits to catch up. After the flrst ten minutes It was a practice sctlmmage, nothing more. The Scrubs were allowed four downs in stead of three, and were given every advantage. But they could do noth ing against the Regulars. And at that, the scrub team of this fall could have given an awful argu ment to the regulars of last fall. Which rather goes to prove that Tech has a team this year that la somewhere be tween 109 and 1,000 per cent better than last year's. The forward pass was given a work out or two. Cofer sailed one forward to Robert that was a peach. The big half handled the ball a* easily as though It had been a baseball, and will be a handy man on forward passes this year. The only men hurt were Wilcox and E. Smith, and neither man was seri ously Injured. The 'varsity wen* through without acquiring so much a a scratch. Buchanan did the kicking for tht team, and his punts were long and true. He kicked two goals out of three chances. The line-ups follow: Regulars. Scrubs. ' Snydftr. c Moore, c- Henderson. l.g. Bell, L g- j G. Smith, r. Spalding, r. si' Davis, r. t Burt, r. t,v Luck. 1. t .. .. Malhott, L L , Robert. I. e Mize, L e. Buchanan, q E. Smith, q. Fitzsimmons, I. h Coleman, 1. h. Cofer. r. h Wilcox, r. h. Adamson, f. Jones, f. GORDON HOLDS CLEMSON 0 TO 5 Special to The Georgian. Clemson. 8. C„ Sept. 10.—On a mud dy field the Clemson football team de feated the Gordon team here Saturday by one touchdown. A drizzling rain fell during the con test, and as a consequence the field was very slippery. It Is hard to figure Just which team gained the advantage In consequence of tho sloppy going. The Clemson team, being a little heavier, gained some on that score, but on account of the bad footing their plays didn't gain as they probably would on a dry Held. Clemson’s touchdown came after a 20-yard buck ofT tackle by Captain McLaurln, after 10 minutes of play. Clemson kicked off to Gordon's 26- yard line and after two trials at Clem- son's line, Gordon was forced to punt and Smith booted 26 yards, with Clem- son making a 10-yard return. After a series of short end runs and tackle cross bucks, Clemson planted the ball nn Gordon's 20-yard line and with third down 6 yards to gain, Cap tain McLaurln was called on and pre sented his team a touchdown. No goal. Score: Clemson 6, Gordon 0. Gordon kicked to Clemson’s 26-yard Hue ami eioniM.n Kradiiiillv u .irked the ball to Gordon's 10-yard line, where they had flrst down nnd the goal to gain. Throo trials netted 6 yards and the ball went to Gordon on her 6-yard line. Narrow escape that, but the ca dets deserved IL for they mode a mighty stand and Clemson never had another chanco to score. Second Half, Gordon kicked to Clemson and after several exchanges of punts Gordon got the ball on her own 20-yard line. This' was as near as Clemson came to the prep goal In the second half. The half ended with the ball In Gor don's possession on Clemson's 60-yard line. The second half wns featured by the remarkable rally of the preps. With the score against them and a knowl edge of the fact that they had been un able to gain against their heavier and stronger opponents, they came back with a rush and soon had Clemson on tho defense. The prep boys were frequently seen | tackling the runner tor a loss and the! spectators were loud In their praise of ■ tllo gnm.-n.ns • .r tin- youngsters. I. For Clemson McLaurln anil Gaston I did a bulk of the work, ond after Go--! ton's retirement In the second half ■ Clemson failed to gain any material t distance. Gordon's quarter wan the bright and I particular star of the game, being In I • •very play. Tim.- after time McLaurln t or Gaston would break loose only to bo I downed by this plucky little player, f Not a single man passed him, nor did ho | fall to tackle all over tl.o field. On several occasions after punting j tho ball out of danger he was down tho 1 field nnd tackled the runner. •] He clearly outclassed his rival on tho I Clemson team In every department of \ tlie game. He never hobbled on a punt. ■ rnn his team with moro confidence, was surer of his tackles In the back field : and averaged 16 yards moro to his punts. With a little moro age and experience I he would make any college team In tho country, i in st voral occasions It look. ■! j ns If ho would bo smothered by tho pile of largo men who tackled him. RECRUITS ARE DOING WELL AT MERCER Special to The Georgian. Macon, On.. Sept. 30.—The practice at Mercer Friday and Saturday was marked by keen-edge playing. In addition to the swift work of the old men. several new recruits wero showing up In splendid form. Coach Schencker expressed hlmsolf as well pleased with practice, summing It up by saying, "the best yet." The largest crowd yet out was on hand and hard practice was marked the entire evening. Nearly every man on both tho teams Is being tried hard In every possible I position. Tho coach may bo seen going fron ] ono team to tho other constantly. H- always has some word of encourage ment, nnd frequently shows the men c different positions by his splendid work j AUBURN WINS HER FIRST ENGAGEMENT Special to Tho Georgian. Auburn, Ain., Sept. SO.—Auburn play, ed her first gams Saturday against the Montgomery Athletic team and won, 24 to 6. While the field was very muddy, the game at tlmea was fast, fierce and furious. Seven of the Montgomery team were old stars from Auburn, who had been In many hard battles. In the flrst half of 20 minutes Auburn scored two touchdowns. In tho second half two more, kicking gonl four times. Although Montgomery failed to make flrst down, she made one touchdown by getting the ball from Auburn In a scrimmage, the runner carrying It across the field to goal. The line-up of the teqms was: Montgomery—Pierce, center: Morf- arty. right guard; Poundstonc, left guard: Will Patterson, right tackle; Levy, left tackle; McQueen, right end; Ilaygnod Patterson, left end; Perkins quarterback; Bills, right halfback! Herndon, left halfback; Jim Patterson] fullback. Auburn—Batson, center; Pentz, righij guard: Motley. left guard; Everett right tacklo; Locke, left tackle; Wllker-1 •on, right end; Hughes, left end: Mc-[ Clure, quarterback; Reynolds and Har-j rls, right halfback; McCay and Spark-j man, left halfback; Wynn, fullback. Umpire, Donahue. TENNESSEE PREPARES FOR GEORGIA Hpeelal to The Georgian. Knoxville, Tenn., Sept. 80.—Tennes see's prospects for a fast team are bet ter than for several seasons. Nine old men of the loot team re turned, and an unusually large bunch of good new material entered school. Csptaln Proctor, who played center two years, did not re-enter the univer sity, and for a time luwas thought hts place could not be filled. Walters, a tackle, and Cottrell, a guard, are both showing up well for snapper-back, and are rapidly dispelling any doubts ns to strength at that point Word, who Is generating the machine for the third time. Is In excellent con dition, and all Tennesseeans are count ing on him for all-Southern tackle. Pennsylvania tactics under the In struction of Coach Lsvene are meet ing with much favor on the volunteer squad, and fast, hard scrimmage Is the result of each day's work. In addition to field work. Levene Is giving his youngsters a thorough course In rules. Illustrated by black board diagrams. The Volunteers have not met a team outside of the university organizations ns yet, nnd no dope on scores Is avail able. Indications, however, are that when the Volunteers Invade the University of Georgia, October 12. a dose, hard game will result This contest will open the S. I. A. A. season for Tennessee, as the following schedule shows: October 12—University of Georgia, at Athens, G.v October 19—Georgia Tech, at Atlanta, petober 21—Clemson College, at Clemson. October 26—Mnryvllle, at Knoxville. November 2—Dahlonega, at Knox ville. November *—Kentucky State, at; Knoxville. November 16—Mississippi Agricul tural and Mechanical, at Memphis. November 18—University of Arkan sas, at Little Rock. November 28—University of Alaba ma, at Birmingham. GEORGIA TEAM DOWNS SCRUBS Special to The Georgian. Athens. Go.. Sept. 30.—The Univer sity of Georgia football team and the Georgia Scrubs played Saturday aft ernoon and the ’varsity won In line style. The score was 15 \o,0, but it might eoally have been more' (f the coach had cared to nee a*big tally piled up. % The line-up was followa: Varsity. V. > . Harmon, r. g. .. . Arrendale, L g. • McWhorter, r. L Dellplerre. 1. t. .. Thurman-Grave*, Hatcher* L r. e. Berube. Nixon, e. .Cleveland, r. g. .Boat wick, 1. g. .. Derrick, r. t. . .. Nunn, 1. t. ..Hatcher, r. e. Dailey, L e. Smith - Williams, r. h. .. Newsome, r. h. Farming, 1. h. .. •• .. Bostwlek, 1. h. l#r, f. .. Simpson, f. Woodruff •Grace, q. .. Scott-Porter, q. Time of halve*. 15 minute*. Referee. Cox. Umpire, Foley. Lineman, Brown To contradict certain talk and to put the consuming pub lic in possession of the truth, we say in plain words that no one in this town can sell as good coffee as Arbuckles* Ariosa for as little money. Misbranded and make-believe Mocha and Java, or coffee sold loose out of a bag or a bin, is not as good value for the money, nor can it be sold at as narrow profit, nor reach the consumer under as favorable conditions. When you buy Arbuckles* Ariosa Coffee you get more than 16 net ozs. of straight, wholesome Brazilian coffee from the largest coffee firm in the world, with that firm’s direct assurance that they are giving you the best coffee in the world for the money. 4MVCXMB KC&J £lS TsG otxk * Tis