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’f'mr-TFrr ' TITE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1907 SPORTING PAGE IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR SPORTING NEWS HERE IT IS j EDITED BY SP. H. WHITING ! NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS (BROWN AND HAlL N#w AT TECH CLEVELAND WILL CAN THIS ONE By PERCY H. WHITING. That American League pennant race is certainly trying to ri val the late Southern performance in spectacular features. The fireworks were let off again Monday at Philadelphia for 17 innings without a decision, in a game that was a hummer for fair (metaphors mixed on purp ose. ) While Philadelphia is not entirely down and out, still it looks more and more like Detroit. Considering the advantage that the Michiganders have in the schedule they ought to cinch the pen nant. t But Connie Mack’s men are never “down” until they are “out,” and they may uncork the unexpected. It seems a shame that the championship games will be played in two cities so tar from Atlanta as Chicago nnd Detroit. If Phil adelphia won a rag it is certain that a number of local rooters would go up to see the Eastern half of the championship battles. Few local people are sorry, though, that Detroit seems “elected,” and there will be general rejoicing when Hughey Jen nings’ team gets the rag. And the progress of the championship games will be fol lowed through The Georgian extras by local fans. For the extras care not for time, tide, the weather or distance. Out at Tech there seems to bo a distinct feeling that the writer is a trifle over-enthusiastic over the Toch prospects. According to those on the inside there is the gravest doubt whether all the prospective stars now working with the team will bo able to tacklo their entrance examinations for a loss and get into college. And if they don’t, they can not play on the Tech team. C. 0. HEIDER WILL COACH TRACK TEAM AT GEORGIA Special to The Georgian. Athene. Oa., Sept. JO.—The Georgia track team has recently socured a coach and trainer In the person nt C. O. Heldler, of Buffalo, N. Y., who la at present phyalcal director of the Athens Y. M. C. A. At a recent meeting of candidates for the track team It was decided to begin at onc-s a thorough course of physical training for the men who will try out. Electric treatment will be given them at the Y. M. C. A., and later cross country running will be resorted to. With the advent of a number of good prop school men and the return of the nuclous of last year’s team. Captain Llpshut* and Manager Noisier are op timistic over the outlook for a success ful season. City Baseball Champs to Meet Wednesday Afternoon The game of banobaU Wednesday afternoon between the Sun Proofs and Carter & Gillespie teams at Ponce De Leon park promises to be the best contest seen In Atlanta this your in amateur circles. Both teams are In fine condition and »s both are winners of city pennants n rivalry exists betewen them and the battle at Ponce DeLeon la to decide the championship of Atlanta amateur teams. The proceeds of the game will be given to the Home for Old Women, a charity that all wish to aid. Through the kindness of W. W. Reynolds and others a pennant has been made and presented to Gordon Circle of King's Daughters which will offer it as a tro phy to the victors. This game of bail will be the best of the season, so this fact, the standing of the teams and the charity for which the game will be played wll be suffi cient to attract a crowd. The Sun Proofs will pitch Harry Hnrman, the Georgia Cntversity star performer,, and be will bo opposed by Ed Lafltte, Tech's star twirier. The two teams closed the season with percentages of .885, and to Messrs. Harman and Lafltte are credited most of the victories. The game will be called at 3 p. m. Tickets will be on sale at box office day of game or can be secured In ad vance at the Pittsburg Plate Glass Co., Carter A Gillespie, J. J. Goodrum's and at the Piedmont, Aragon and Kimball. of tke Clubs. >•••••••••••••••«••••••< American. CLCBB- Pltj ed. Won. tjoet P. Detroit 143 ST M A Philadelphia 138 S3 56 .( Dblcago 148 « 60 .1 ZleteUud. .. . ... 147 83 64 .: It. Louis 146 63 SI J Veer York 144 « 78 A Boston 145 5* 77 .4 Washington 148 48 % .3 CLrBB- rhlengo . . ntowrf . . Seer York . . Philadelphia . Srvoklju • • National. Played. Wen. Lost. P. C. . . 145 1^8 42 .710 Cincinnati ..... 146 Hoxton ...... 144 St. Louis 146 .425 “Guard” Brown of the 1905 Team Reports and Begins Work With the Squad. HALL-IS THE NEW ASSISTANT COACH This is n bad state of affairs. On the strength of the material Tech had on the field Mon day afternoon the writer’s prediction goes. It is the finest lot of football material ho ever saw at a Southern college nnd if Coach Heisman can keep it until Thanksgiving day the Tech team will not meet with more than one—-or, at the very outside—two de feats this season. But if a dor.en of the most promising men can not get in—and the men themselves admit that there are grave doubts about it— then of courso no predictions go. Doubtless it was a little ovcr-liosty to predict a string of vic tories for Tech before the squad was anything like a sure thing. But there ia nothing to do now but to sit bnck and hope that all of the stars pass their examinations and get into college. We note with very considerable pleasure that Harvard has done away with secret practice, except for a few days before her biggest game. This is a step which can not fail to win the approval of every person who is interested in sane, clean, amateur sport. There is a lot to be said in favor of secret practice, hut the custom of barring everybody from the field lias booh carried V> ridiculous extremes nt various limes and nt various places. This secrecy business in athletics renehes the height of ridicu lousness in rowing rnces, when secret time trials, pickets about the training tables nnd foolishness of those varieties would lead the uninitiated to think that each opposing crew suspected the other to be made up of liars, thieves and murderers. Every football team is entitled to n few trick plays—though they almost never work except in practice—and these can ho well gone over in secret practice a few days before each really big game. Hut if all colleges would open up nnd let the public see the practices it would bo ns fair for one as for the other. And the football battles could then he fought out on the strength of the teams and on their ability to make their formations work in games. ' This business of regarding every man who goes to see n foot ball practieo as a spy for other colleges smacks of the medieval in athletics nnd wo arc pleased to see Harvard—where athletic reforms of a startling nnture arc certainly needed—make a break in the right direction. Coach Heisman Is Preparing His Team For Gordon . Game Saturday. The advent of "Guard” Brown—not "Lobster,” but the bis guard who played so brilliantly two years ago— and Assistant Coach Hall was the big event on the Tech footbull held Mon day. Brown has re-entered college, and unless there are some unexpected slips In regard to his matriculating, he will be a member of the Tech team of 1907. Brown la a hit muscle-bound and WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY. American. Chicago at Now York, cicroinml at Vhlladelphla. MONDAY'S RESULTS. American. I’hllailrlpljla 9. I'ftrdt 9 (called seven- teolith Itinlng; darkneael. Wa.hlngtnn 8. Cleveland 0. Sr Louis 5, Now York 2. Iiooton 3, Chicago 3 (called fourteenth Inning; darkness!. National. Chicago a. Now York 0. rhlnnlelpbhl 3. I’Ittahurg X Ml t»L Louie 9, Uvatuu ! LUCK. Here Is a man who played good ball for tho Tech team last year and who can he counted on to re peat this year. He Is In better physical condition and playing more aggreaatvely now than ever before. look only light work Monday, but he looks very III and will doubtless make a great man for the team this year. He Is big, strong nnil aggressive. In practice ho ran signals with'the second team, but he is pretty certain to shove somebody off the first team as soon as he gets limbered up. Hall, who takes Joe Beane's place as assistant coach at Tech, played footbnll for several years at Swarthmore. He was a quarter back and put up espe cially brilliant ball. Since leaving col lege he. has been coaching Eastern teams. Assistant Coach Hall will have HOW GOOD IS VANDY >•••••••••••••••••< By GRANTLAND RICE. Upon another section of this page we display two views of Vander bilt's 1907 football strength, each written by a Vanderbilt man and each set In direct opposition to the other. Just how good will Vanderbilt’s eleven be this fall? Percy Whiting, sporting editor of The Georgian, one of the essayists referred to, opines that the Gold and Black Is bound to be way below Its 1900 standard. Holmes B. Strayer, the other entry In the “Dope Sweepstakes,” figures Just the reverse—that McGugln'a machine will be the beat ever. We are willing to admit that we don't know, and neither do we be- lleve that Dan McGugln himself can tell at this angle; but of the two opln. Ions offered we should say that Mr. Whiting Is closer to the mark than Mr. Strayer, If the good old wild and wooly dope Is to be figured from and used as a basis. To meet the requirements of a Southern college schedule, the 1907 aquad looks fit enough. But when It comes to meeting one of the Navy's strong est elevens and Michigan with one of her old-time famous squadrons, ths outlook veers a bit toward the breakers. We are willing to admit In advance that If any coach on the map could turn the trick, McGugln Is that man, but there Isn't any doubt in the world that his task this season Is far and away rougher than tho Job which con fronted him last year. Back of the line In 1906 he was forced to supply a new quarter back and a new end. To plug up these gaps he had Sam Costcn, already proven a find, for Kyle's place, and Vaughn Blake and Oscar Noel, two veteran prep school sars, for the open end. In the line he returned Stone and Pritchard, leaving Just aa many gaps to fill ns he has this season, but to fill them he had Noel, another veteran prep star of sufficient bulk, and two first-class people on deck In the per sons of Chorn and McLain. Ills work In rounding out this eleven was remarkable, but trailing with the dope It seems that he has an even greater task this fall.—Nashville Tennessean. OTTO HESS. According to the latest dope output, Otto Hess is slated for a shift from the Cleveland team. Ho is In no shape at present and has not been efficient this season. 8ays a Cleveland paper of him; "Thera ia no doubt that Otto has a wonderful arm, but he also has a poor head and a violent temper, which have dons much to swell his total of defeats, and ha possesses a hoodoo which would win a prize in the biggest hoodoo show ever held. Wherefore somebody else can have the job of waiting for Otto to »i‘. the world on fire.’’ BOXING IN NEW YORK IS NOW ALL TO THE BAD By TAD. New York. Oct. 1.—The police stop ped the bouts at the Crown Athletic Club In Brooklyn last night nnd aent tho members home minus enjoyment. Tommy Murphy and George Decker were billed to box six rounds. There were over 8.000 members who were anxious to sec Tommy and George min gle and the Crown, being the biggest club In New York, they Just packed It to the capacity, and waited for the first bout, which wan to be a four- round affair. All had tho big pills puffing on them and nil leaned over to talk to their fel low members regarding the abilities of the gladiators In the main bout. Sud denly there was a whisper that floated right over the house. It came like a chill and there was fog with It before charge of the scrub team at Tech and will grind out an nggregatlon for the 'varsity to play against. Mr. Hall will also no doubt have a chance to play his team against local prep school teams several times during the season. "Laying for” Gordon. Scrimmage work was the star feature Monday and scrimmages will he In or der nil through the week until Friday nfternoon, when the work will he light In preparation for Saturday's game. Conch Heisman did not regard tho Gordon game as a very serious proposi tion until the prep team went to Clem- son ami held Tech’s old rivals down to a single touchdown. The Clemson game seems to Indicate that Gordon has another rattling good team and that Coach Blake's men will heur watching. In consequence the Yellow Jackets Will be hardened up with a rush for the game Saturday. Examinations! Help! I The big worry now at Tech cornea which everything seemed to get damp. From one to another the whisper stroll ed and finally It was learned that the cops were there on the spot and were wondering whether to arrest the mem bers or to wait for the boxers and get them. Finally the club manager climbed Into the ring and announced that the meeting was adjourned and that there would be no entertainment for the boys, and one by one they silently strolled toward the door, where 100 of New York's bravest told them to scatter and not block the sidewalk. There were no admission tickets ta ken up. All the members and those who wished to he members went In without asking recognition. It was a fiee-for-all event, but there was no nourishment. TWOGREATTEAMS BATTLE TO A DRAW By WILLIAM F. KIRK. The shades of night were falling fast. When through the Windy City paeeed A youth, who waved above his head A silken flog, whose letters read; "Chicago!" The ehades of night were falling slow. When Connie Mack was seen to go Through many n street, past many square, Waving tills pennant In the air: "Philadelphia!” The shades of night were falling still, When o'er a high Ohio hill A French Canadian hoofed his way. Bearing a banner made to say: "Cleveland!” The shades of night were falling glum— You see, they had been going some— When Jennings marched through Mich igan, Bearing a printed strip, which ran “Detroit!” The morning that the race was o'er Three of these men lay on the floor. The fourth, with mien of perfect bliss. Waved high a fieg that read like this: from tho fear that some of the best men will be blocked out of college by examinations. Many of the very best candidates on the team have not as yet been formally admitted, and there arc grave doubts In the cases of many of the very best men. In fact, only four really first-class players are In college without conditions, nnd It Is more than likely that examinations are going to "play the wild” with the squad. The uncertainty over this question Is likely to Inst for some little time, nnd It Is causing a world of worry nt Tech. The i are wrapped up In examinations and nre shot to pieces with worry over the outcome. The result Is that they pay little attention to football. However, Coach Heisman sent his men through n pretty fierce scrimmage Monday nnd all of the men showed up well. Luck was out of the game, and were Captain Sweet and Jones, who showed up so well with the scrubs on Saturday. DAHLONEGA TEAM PREPARING FOR SATURDAY'S GAME WITH GEORGIA By 8AM CRANE. Philadelphia, Oct. 1.—Battling with a vigor aa fierce as ever waa Been on a baseball diamond, the Athletlca of Phil adelphia and Tigers of Detroit ran neck and neck here yesterday afternoon un til the umpire reluctantly called the game after 17 Innings of play that for nearly four hours kept 10,000 spectator* In a state bordering on hysteria. When the game ended and the fren- xled fans came back to earth the score was 9 to 9, and the greatest pennant raco In the history of the game re mained as It waa before the contest oegan. So hot were the proceedings that the players were several times on the verge of collision. In the fourteenth Inning the storm finally broke and It was with some dif ficulty that the big force of police pres ent prevented a riot that would have cost Philadelphia the game by default. Of those who watched the struggle, 24,127—official count—paid admission. More than 3,000 men and boys scaled the fences after the gates had been closed and watched the game. Beside fully 8,000 fans crowded the adjacent houses and windows. The din Inside the grounds resembled a boiler factory with everybody on the Job. Besides two brass bands doing their best when the Tigers were In ths field, tho rooters used megaphone?, bells, horns, whistles, cymbals, gongs, bugles, tin pans, frying pans, slelgh- bella, sirens nnd other strange devices for making noise. The score: a. e. Detroit. ab. r. h. po. & Jones, If. . . . 7 1 1 8 0 Schaefer, 2b. . 9 1 3 6 Crawford, cf., lb 8 1 2 7 0 Cobb, rf. . . . 8 1 3 1 0 Rossman, lb. . 7 1 1 18 2 Killian, lb, . . . 0 0 0 1 0 Mullln, lb. . . 1 0 0 0 0 Downs, cf. . . . 1 0 0 1 0 Coughlin, 8b. . 7 0 0 1 2 Schmidt, c. , . . 1 0 0 8 1 Payne, o. . . . « 0 1 8 1 O'Leary, aa. . . 1 1 1 8 1 Donovan, p. . . 7 1 1 8 1 Totals . . . . .70 ~9 18 81 ti Athletics. ab. r. h. PO. a. Hartsel, If. . . 9 1 4 3 0 Nichols, ss. , . . 3 l 1 4 9 Sebotd, rf. , . . 6 2 1 1 0 Davis, lb. . . k 8 8 8 19 1 Murphy, 2b . . . 7 1 4 1 ( J. Collins, 8b. . . 7 1 1 * 8 Oldrlng, of. . . 7 0 3 3 0 Schreck, a. m . 4 0 0 8 1 Powers, o. ■ 3 0 0 4 0 Dygert, p. « . Waddell, p. « . 0 . 4 0 0 • • 0 t 0 0 Plank, p. . x . 4 0 • 2 1 •Collins . . « . . 1 0 1 0 0 I Totals 66 9 Id 81 11 ( •Batted for Oldrlng In seventeenth. Score by Innings; Detroit . . .010 000 612 010 000 00—1 Phlla. . . . .801 020 100 010 000 00—1 Summary: First baso on errors, De troit 4; left on bases. Athletics 18, De troit IT; first baso on boils, off Dygert I, off Waddstl 1, off Plank 1, off Dont ovan 1; hits made, off Dygert L on Waddell 7, off Plank 7; struck out, by Waddell 7, by Plank 8. by Donovan 11; home runs; Davis. Cobb; two-basa hits, Hartael 8, Nichols, Davis. Oldrlng 2, J. Collins, Crawford, Cobb, O’Leary! stolen bases, Hartsel, Cobb, Coughlin, O'Leary; hit by pitcher,, by Plank 1; wild pitch, Donovan. Umpires, O'Lough. tin and Connolly. Time of gome, thres hours and fifty minutes. Attendance; 24.137. Bperlal to The Georgian. Dahlonega, Ga., Oct. 1.—Football work began nt the North Georgia Agri cultural College September 4, and there has been no cesentlon of actual practice since the opening day. Many member* of (he 1906 team re turned for the yenr, thus Inspiring coaches nnd players with bright hopes for a goodly showing during tile season. The new members of the learn have fast rounded Into form. No ueeldents have Impaired the playing strength of either 'varsity or scrub team, nnd the work hns progressed with clock work regularity under the supervision of Professor Johnson, head of the de partment of agriculture uf tho Institu tion. Professor Johnson comes to Dah- lonega fresh from the hard-fought foot ball battles of the West, having served for four years on the University of Wisconsin team that practically won the champlonehlp of the middle West during the past year. HIh coming here has put snap and vim In college nthletles hitherto unknown, and when Ills team lines up against the Univer sity of Georgia In October there will be something doing every minute of the game on the Dahlonega side of the contest. Professor Johnson Is developing a heady, speedy squad of men that should rentier a good account of them selves In every game of the schedule. The back field Is especially strong, and Moore at full should be considered one of the best drop kickers In the South. The team has practiced signal work during the past two weeks, and have hod excellent scrimmage work. The first game Is with the University of Georgia, October 6. The schedule Is os follows: University of Oeorgla, October 8. In Athens. Tech. October 12, In Atlanta. Gordon Institute, October 26, In Dah. lonega. University of Tennessee, November 2, In Knoxville. Maryville, November 4, In Maryville. November f9. open. Thanksgiving, open. Tenms desiring either of the two open dates will please write the man ager. COACH DICKSON, OF MARYVILLE, WRITES OF PROSPECTS FOR HIS TEAM IN 1907 By R. S. DICKSON, COACH. Maryville, Tenn.. Oct. 1.—Although the Maryville season started out In gloom, the prospects have brightened considerably since then, and the out look for a successful season Is by no means uncertain. The loss of eight men of last year's varsity squad waa enlarged by the an nouncement at the opening of college that the captain for 1997, O. R. Mogul, who played such a spectacular game at left end. would not be back. The presence of many new men of footbnll caliber, however, has put a new phase on affairs. The candidates for position arc: Center, Smith and Hammontree. Smith was left guard and sub center on 1906 team. Guards, Roberts, Allen, Shadden (last year's substitute), A. Samsel and Pat ton. Tackles, A. Samsel, P. Samsel, Ewers (Wabash College) nitd Philters. Ends. I.. Hunt, C.qjtnens, Graves, Ew ers. Burnett and Sharp. Quarterback. I> nder (Morristown High School). Doeir. Halfbacks, Ewers, Barr, Hunt, C. Day, Clemens and Sharp. Fullback. God bey Trotter. C. Hunt, the capt Un, has been taken from center, when he played In 1906, and put at right hnfbock. He Is doing well at his new po rtion. L. Hunt la playln.; left end, where he waa placed owing to bla speed and fierce tackling. The tram Is sure to be well taken care of In the kicking department, aa Barr, last year’s splendid punter, has returned. Samsel, at tackle, la playing above his 1906 form. The team la much heavier than last year nnd from present Indications ia faster. Maryville defeated American Univer sity 34 to 0 September 28, In eighteen minutes of play. Line-up, with weight: Center. Smith, 165 (Hainmertree, 200): right guard, Roberts. 200; left guard. Allen, 185 (Shadden 176); right tackle. P. Samsel, 175; left tackle, A. Samsel, 170; right end, Clemens, 166 (Oraves 156); left end L. Hunt, 105; quarter. Ponder, 165; right halfback, C. Hunt. 160 (captain); fullback. God- bey, 185; left halfback, Barr, 170. TITLE A GIFT FOR MEMSIC •Toe Gans Presents It to Him to Defend For Awhile. Los Angeles, Cal., OcL 1.—Gans and Memslc met down town yesterday and Oana offered hla hand. "You fought a good fight and sur prised me," he said. "I think that you can whip nny man In the world, barring myself. To prove this, I am going to turn over to you the title of lightwelgnt champion. "If the public aaya so, I will fight you again. For the present, I want to get back to Baltimore and attend to busi ness. If anybody bothers me for n fight. I will send him to you as the holder of the title." Gans then suggested that Memslc secure a match with cither Nelson or Packy McFarland, Intimating that he might be induced to return to Los An geles to meet the winner some time this winter. GO000OOO0OOOO0O00O430000000 D MARYVILLE SCHEDULE. O o o O The Maryville team will be O O coached and managed this year O 0 by R. S. Dickson, who coached 0 O the team last year. C. F. Hunt Is O O the captain. The schedule fol- 0 0 lows: 0 O September 28—American Uni- O 0 verslty. on campus. O O October 5—University of Ala- O O bamu, at Tuscaloosa, Ala. 0 O October 7—Alabama Polytech- 0 0 nic Institute, at Auburn, Ala. O 0 October 9—Clemson College, at O O Calhoun, S. C. O 0 October 18—American Untverat- 0 O ty. at Harrlman, Tenn. 0 0 October 26—University of Ten- 0 0 nessee, at Knoxville, Tenn. 0 0 November 4—Dahlonega, on 0 0 campus. 0 O November 11—Kentucky State 0 O College, on campus. 0 O November 18—Tulane Unlveral- 0 O ty, at New Orleans. 0 0 November 20—Mississippi A. & 0 0 November 28—Bingham, at O 0 Knoxville, Tenn. 0 O - O 0 M.. at Starkvllle, Miss. 0 00O0000000000000000000000D COBB LEADING ALLJBATTERS Heads the American League With the Modest Per Cent of .345. Ty Cobb, whose home run Mondaj tied up the great game at Philadelphia and perhape gave the pennant of ths American League to Detroit, !e now leading the American League at bat ting. Tbe Georgia boy Is hitting the ban right on the nose and has amassed 194 swatlets—and a per cent of .345. The batting averages of the fifteen best men In the American League fol low: Players. AB. Cobb, Detroit. .662 Clymer, Wash. .193 Crawford, De. .511 Flick, Clevo. . . 69 Orth, N. Y. . . .102 Stone, St. L. .555 71 Killian, Det.. .111 15 .126 IS .481 77 P.C. .34! .33! .320 Milan, Wash Chase, N. Y. Hart. Chi. . Klcholla, Ath KI Ison, N. Y. Lajoie. Cleve 64 .417 . 34 .472 138 32 19 0 133 14 Pickering, St. L.62S 63 156 14 Hickman. Chi. .221 21 61 8 .30* .80! .291 .297 .29! .294 .294 .294 .291 00000000000000000000000002 0 0 0 MISSISSIPPI 8CHEDULE. 0 O 0 O Here la the ichedule of the 0 0 University of Mississippi football O O team for the fall of 1907: J 0 October 12—Alabama, at Co- ° 0 lumbus, Miss. „ 9 O October 19—Missouri State Nor- ° 0 mal, on c&mpus, Oxford. ° O October 26—Sewanee, at Mem- 0 O r November 9—'Vanderbilt, at J 0 Nashville. . ° O November 11—S. P. U, at 0 0 Clarksville, Tenn. 9 0 November 16—L. S. U„ at Ba- 0 O ton Rouge. _ I O November 20—Tixae A. & M.. ° 0 on rampus, Oxford. . . 2 O November 28—Mississippi A. A- v 0 M„ at Jackson. I 0 “ 000000000000000000000000° k (