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lU THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1907. SPORTING PAGE DETROIT HAS CINCHED AMERICAN LEAGUE PENNANT EDITED BY P.H. WHITING NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS By PERCY H. WHITINO, Well, Detroit deems to have ‘‘got it and gone.” Unless the almost-impossiblc is pulled off, Hughey Jennings’ team has won the American League pennant and will have the privilege of playing with the Chicago Nationals for the world’s baseball championship. Those last big games ought to be the real thing. The Chi cago team, as was the case with it last year, has had a cinch and Will enter the championship series with every man in condition and ready to do the nest that is in him. And the Tigers, well they are worn to a frazzle—as were the Sox last year—by the strcnuosity of a most ferocious campaign. Last fall there was nothing in sight but the Cubs. Charley Murphy’s team seemed to Iibvc every possible advantage. And yet we all reeall that the dope took an nwful cropper and the Sox won the championship. And this year! Well, it is a large and lusty problem. But somehow it, looks as though the Tigers had a nice chance. If they do npt celebrate their victory over the Athletics too vigorously they will certainly be in the running. For they have a team of batters, fielders and bnse runners—nnd they hnve the mighty Ty Cobb, the greatest outfielder in America today—if not the great est player. Dear old New Orleans, the town with far less baseball fans than Atlanta, is out with a request that some of the world’s cham pionship games be played there. Wouldn’t that upset your stomach t The pitiful efforts of that burg to get some baseball notoriety, that its own team haB not—of late years—been able to afford it, are sickening. Columbia, S. C., Gulfport, Miss., St. Charles, La., and Dallas, Texas, will next be lienrd from in regard to their desire for some of those championship games. The Carter & Gillespie team, which hns paraded this year ns an amateur organization, appeared at Ponce DeLeon Wednesday to play for the city AMATEUR championship with Jim Fox, Jim Ison nnd Tommy McMillan on the line-up. That was very poor business. With the line-up that gave them the City League champion ship they would have had no trouble in winning the game and by adding three acknowledged professionals to their team—one a member of the Atlanta team and the other good enough to be drafted by Brooklyn—they mado a farce of what might have been a reasonably close contest; and thus gave a black eye to “ama teur” baseball as played in the City League. Manager Thomas of the Sun Proof team would almost have been justified in refusing to play against such n team, but de. serves credit for going through with the gnftie, even in the face of certain defeat. Ho thus proved himself to be n good sports man and put all the discredit for n decidedly bad-looking per formance up to the management of the Carter & Gillespie team. When Miss Jeancs left $3,000,000 to Swarthmore College pro vided that institution would give up forever all participation in intercollegiate athletics, she opened up- a nice question—as to whether n college cares more for money or athletics. And thero can bo but one answer. Tho Jennas estate can have its old three millions. Athletics are as much a part of a col lege course now ns mathematics and the classics and any anno col lege is as likely to drop one as the other. SCENES ON TECH FOOTBALL FIELD BILL KIRK’S COLUMN IMHMMMHHtltlMMIIIHNIHMIMHINIMMMtMMIHIMMIHMMMHIMMMMIHIHMlMtii (From Ilearat 8rnic«.) { A CHALLENGE FROM SWEDEN. On the left la Assistant Coaoh Hall, showing Quarterback Buchanan tho art of punting. In the center is Tackle Davis, who promises to be a brilliant performer this year. On the right is “Chip” Roberts, receiving punt. BBT TEAMS IN BOTH LEAGUE WILL MEET FOR CHAMPIONSHIP Hasn’t Always Happened That Way in Years Past. ' By 8AM CRANE. New York, Oct I.—Cash In on De troit, boys. While one enn figure that the Ath letics can win the pennant If they win every same from now on and If the Detrolts lose every game, or otherwise drop dead, etlll to look at the situation sensibly, Hughey Jennings' vest pocket le already bulging out with the old bunting. In other words, the only betting that Is now up to date Is to wngcr either on the Tigers or the Chicago Cubs for tho world's championship. My own best bet on that proposition will be kept In cold storage until their meeting for the baseball supremacy of the universe. But I am willing to state openly and publicly Hint I think the Tigers are the one best team In the American League capable of giving the National League winners the stllfest light. In other words, I think the Tigers are the best In the country. They are not "accidentals." The winners of one or two American pennants heretofore have not nppenled to me ns being the best or the strongest team In that league or the ones that I would select to ropresent the organization for premier honors. What I am trying to arrlvo at Is that the two strongest teams In both the National and American Leagues will meet this fall to light It out for the championship of the world. Crane Concedes American League Pennant to Detroit. There la no more doubt of the De troit* being entitled to the top notch position in the American league race than there Is for the Cubs* supremacy In the National. There have been doubts before, but there Is not one this year. Consequently this season’s se ries between the Cubs and the Tigers should afford an unmistakable and convincing conclusion as to the merits of the two leagues, not as organiza tions, but os to the Individual classes they represent. DETROIT WINS TWO AND THUS CINCHES PENNANT Washington, Oct. S.—By winning both game, of ye.terday'a double- header, the Detroit team practically won the American League pennant. The games were cinches for the Tigers and were never In doubt. The scores: FIRST GAME. Washington, ab. r. h. po. n. e. C. Jones, cf. . . 5 l 2 1 o n Ganley, If. ... S 1 3 0 I 0 Delehanty, 2b. .. 4 0 1 4 4 0 Milan, rf. . . . 6 I I 1 2 1 Blankenship, lb. 5 1 3 8 1 1 T. Smith, ss. . . 1 0 0 3 2 0 O'Brien, ss. . . . * 0 0 0 1 0 Shlpke, 3b. ... 4 0 2 5 1 » Black, c. . . . 2 0 0 0 2 1 Warner, c. . . . 2 0 0 5 1 1 C. Smith, p. . . » o 0 0 0 0 Pklkenberg, p. . 1 0 0 0 1 1 Patten, p 1 t 0 0 1 0 Oberlln, p. . . o v Oft o o •Kay 1 0 0 l) 0 0 Totals ... .39 5 12 27 15 6 •Batted for Falkenborg In fourth. Detroit ab. r. h. po. a. e. D. Jones. If. ... 4 1 2 3 0 0 Schaefer, 2b. . . 6 3 4 2 3 (I Crawford, cf. .. 4 1 2 4 0 0 Cobb, rf 5 2 4 2 0 0 Roseman, lb. . . 4 o 0 9 0 0 Coughlin. Sb. . . 4 1 I 2 4 0 Schmidt, c. . . . 4 0 0 3 0 0 O'Leary, ss. . . . S 0 0 2 2 0 Killian, p 1 » 0 0 1 » Mullen, p. ... 3 1 1 03 9 Total* ... .37 9 16 17 13 0 Score by Innings: Washington 102 002 000—5 Detroit 301 110 020—9 Summary: Earned runs, Washington 6, Detroit 7; first base by errors, Wash ington 3: left on bases, Washington 10, Detroit 4; hits off pitchers, Falkenberg 7, Patten 6. Killian 1. Smith 2, Oberlln 0, Mullen 6: three-base hit. Jones; dou ble play. T. Smith to Blankenship; hit by pitcher*, by Killian 1. Umpire*. Brown and Hurst. Time of game, two hours. 8ECOND GAME. Washington, ab. r. h. | Milan, of. ... 4 0 1 Ganley, If. ... 4 0 0 Delehanty, 2b .. 4 1 3 Kay, rf 4 0 1 O'Brien, ss. . . . 3 1 o Warner, c. . . . 4 0 1 Blankenship, lb . 4 0 3 1 Shlpke, 3b. ... 3 0 0 Oberlln, p. . . , 0 0 0 Smith, p. . . . 3 0 0 Total* . . . Detroit. D. Jane*, If . . Schaefer, 3b. . Crawford, cf. Cobh, rf. . . . Kosaman, lb. Coughlin, 3b. . Schmidt, c. . . O’Leary,as. . . Mullen, p. . . ab. r. h. po. a. e. Total* ... .42 10 18 27 13 8core by Inning*: Washington OOO 000 101— 2 Detroit 330 000 004—10 Summary: Earned run*. Detroit Washington 1: flrst base by error, Wnehlngton 2, Detroit 4: left on bases, Detroit 9, Washington «: Innings pitched, by Oberlln t, by Smith 8; hits, oft oberlln 5, oft Smith 14: two-base lilts. Crawford and Rossman; double plnys, O’Brien to Blankenship to Shtp- kc. Delehanty to Blankenship to War ner. Umpire*, llurst and Brown. Time. 1 hour and 15 minutes. Attendance, estimated at 6,500. NEW ORLEANS WANTS SOME OF CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES-BAH! New Orleans. Oct. 3.—Whether he succeeds or not. Secretary Hetnemann Is going to make a bluff at bringing the two best baseball teams In the world to New Orleans to play two or three games of the world'* champion ship series. Secretary Hetnemann Is on his way to Chicago, and he hopes to Induce President Murphy, of the Cubs, to use lilt Influence toward having the Cube and Tigers play n part of their eertee In this city. It le said Mr. Hetnemann will make President Murphy and the national commission a guarantee of a dally at tendance of 20,000 and a Sunday at tendance ot 25,000. The locel secretary believes a seating capacity of 25,000 can be made at Athletic Park. Manager Frank had nothing to say paper. this morning, except that Mr. Helne- mann was trying to land one or two games for this city. t The Pelican club has performed sev eral ettunts of this character worthy of notice, one of the most recent of which was the bringing together In this oily of the Giants and Athletics, who fought for the world's championship In 1905. It would not be surprising to the fans If Secretary Hetnemann suc ceeded In arranging a spring series between the Cubs and Tigers for next year. It Is not believed he will succeed In having any of the worid'e series played here. GEORGIA TEAM IS ALL READY FOR DAHL0NEGA GAME ON SATURDAY Dear fullers In United State*: \> got few vords vo Ink to *ajr. And hope yti ant got too much date* Ho yu can answer right nvny. Ve got a Jolly little IxMif, Vlrli yumps around Ink frightened pup, Ho ve hnn writing dia liar note And challenge yu for dls bar Cup. _ Jpton faliera* lieu da bun square. So ven dar lain a heavy sen Ami ships Imu ymnplug through the air Delr heads can't rut dia rind, yu aee. Dear Tailors In United Htatea, Yu ban gude fullers to our Prince, But ef yu inak some racing date* Av tenk ve tnnlk yu look l*k quince! Yu know bout t'ouannd year* ago Our vikings yiiniped around on deck*, Ho ef yu give us little show. Yal, yu skol get It In yure necks! THE NEW STENOGRA PHER. Mr. Bluks. the attorney, had a new «te- nographer, a girl with big blue eyes and plenty of yellow hair. He finished looking over the sporting pages, for Mr. Hlnka was nothing If not a baseball rooter, nnd then colled for his new typist. •’Take this letter.” he said, “and lie very careful to transcribe It exactly at I rtlr- tnte. When you flnlsh It. sign my name and mail It before you go home. I'm going to the American League park.” Mr. Blnka had a habit of thinking aloud, nnd to show how much bis thoughts were on the letter he dictated, we give below the stenographer'^ transcript: ••(Jrabbein, Htlngora A Dmpnein, Attor neys. New York. N. Y.—Gentlemen: Mr. Herbert Slade, a client of mine, has hand ed me a letter from your firm demanding the payment of flu.OOO alimony, nnd threat ening suit In default of Immediate pay ment. There li a chance for the Athletics If they get even one of the two games today, and If they get both I do not figure the Tigers at all. ”Mr. Slade Informs me that be regards rotir client's claim as nothing more nor less than polite blackmail, and assures me that he la willing to pnt np millions for defense, but not one cent for nllmony. Bender or Dygert. or both, should beat the isssmostsjfi ,1s: •{?,?„ ® Donovan and Killian. 1 ‘•It seems to me, gentlemen, that the only way Id which to adjust this disagree, able matter Is to effect some sort of a compromise, nnd while my client docs not seem disposed to yield an Inch In the stand be has tnkeu, I feel that If “*■ *i to go a little morf Induce him to list*,.. iranvn, mui ■ the trouble with Wad dell, the big hulk. If be had nuy reasoning power he would never hnve left t'onniS Mack In the lurch a second time. qulttiiw* Just ns he quit In the world's herbs he! tween the Giants and the Athletics. "Mr. Hlnde Informe me, furthermore, that your people have persecuted him with threats of detective surveillance, and wishes me to say for him that he has S one re** — *****— *— *— etecth better by ei lotectlves, with more y employing a few than gratifying re. •Hoping to hear from you In the near future, either by letter or personally. I am, ns ever, yours very truly. “HENRY DINKS. •T. 8.—I still cling to my belief that ths Athletics will tin ab 11 rat under the wire." JUST ABOUT SUNDAY STORIES A story printed In several Sunday paper* has It that the Detroit players, notwith standing their great dash for the pennant pole, are not popular with the other clubs of the American I-cogue. The reason ad vanced Is that Jennings' team has tried to win games without much regard ns to the sportsmanlike qualities of their methods. Here In New York, where Jennings nnd Ills Tigers lire popular among the Hilltop rooters (despite the fact that the Detroit club was Inrgely responsible for putting the Highlanders out of It last fnlb, stud! statements will not he taken too seriously. Naturally enough, the Detroit players ore erasy to win the pennant, nnd have a fllsg ‘ the world'* championship, but very few Another Sunday atory deals with the bonus system as practiced this season In Detroit, and states that the cash prises of fered to Mullen, Killian and Donovan hnve stimulated these pitchers to more than nor mal activity. The system, continues the Sunday scribe, has met with little favor In Detroit, and will not lie used another sea son. In looking over the record* of the He- trolt twJrJers it would seem that the s.rs- of giving a lmnus to a winning pitch- should grow In popularity with every- body except the players that are not pitch ers and the pitchers that are not winners. BABB’S BARNSTORMERS PLAY IN CHATTANOOGA Chattanooga, Tenn., Oct. 3.—The Memphis baseball team began a eerles ot exhibition games here today with a team ot seml-protesslonals, managed by Frank Molfett, of Knoxville. This Is the flrst Southern League team that has played In Chattanooga since the yellow fever drove the Shreveport team here for a email part of a season, and the Memphis boys will doubtless gather In a goodly bunch of money on the series. Chattanooga's chance of getting .Into the Southern League seems very poor at present, but there le plenty of money available to buy a franchise If /oppor tunity ever offers, and local lovers of the game have not abandoned hope en tirely. kpeelnl to The Georgian. Athens, Os,, Oct. 3.—In preparation for the Dnhlonegs game Saturday, Conch Whitney Is putting 111* men through a eonrse of Tfgnroti. practice and the team a. made tip for the last two afternoons looks good enough to dellrer the goods. Kerltntunge work with the scrubs hna been the reguhtr order recently, and the team Is gaining alreltglh nnd speed with each con test. On Monday, a new man, chunky nnd strong, appeared on the Held for the flrst time. Ills nstne Is MeLenry nnd he hnlls from Pennsylvania, where he hnn been playing prep football. Yesterday he was -“tj In for a few minutes nt full Irnck As predicted. Jimmy Ryan, the old Chicago National player, hoe been se cured to manage the Montgomery team next season. The Royal Sweodlsh Yacht Club Is said to be on the point of challenging for the America's cup. The money to build the Sweedlsh boat Is to be raised largely by popular subscription. Roy Castleton Wes sent In at New York Wednesday to rescue the Yan kees, after Doyle bad Moan up. And he did It. too, holding the White Sox safe to the end. The New York Nationals made six errors In their game with the Cubs Wednesday, and the Chicago team made 18 hits off “Dummy" Taylor. Score, 13 to 7 In favor of the Cubs. Virginia defeated Richmond Thurs day by a score of 38 to 0. The Vir ginia team showed tine form. The Carter & Gillespie team defeated the Sun Proofs 19 to 0 at Ponce De- I,eon Park Wednesday. The game was supposed to be for the "amateur” championship, and by the Introduction of a lot of professional talent the Car ter & Gillespie team transformed the affair Into a frost. O0O000000O00000000O0OOOO0O O o O ALABAMA'S SCHEDULE. O O o O University of Alabama's foot- O O ball schedule follows: O O October 5—Maryville, at Tuaca- O* O looB.a. O O October 12—University ot Mis- O O slsalppt. at Columbus. O Oct' * " O loosa. and very soon demonstrated more strength tlinn has l»orn seen In this poaltlon In aorne time. Owing to the la«o number of good men trying for the different positions, compe tition for place* 1* keen. else for renter. He weighs over 200, Mtronger than ever. Ilurtimn nnd Arren- dnle hnve ln*en plnylng the guards, nnd look ns enrol os any other pair on the Held. With DeLnPerrlero, MeWhorter and Der rick, their charging la Heree, and little la ever doing through the line. The last mimed players are lighting It out for light tackle. They are both gorol men, hut Dor- -* * ms to havo n slight advantage In j tho hall nnd hrenktn **• ward pnss, ns he Is a basket 1 considerable experience. Graven will doubtless play one end ot. ... count of his kicking nbfilty. while Hatcher and Thumintt nre lighting hard nnd look even for the other. Woodruff seem* to have a mortgage quarter, while Grace Is being kept In serve. The hack field Is strong nnd fast, and will bo picked from Captain Smith, Komnn, llama. Napier. MeLenry and Boatwlek. The tenm I* In good shnpo physically and should make It warm for the Dnhlonegn boy* when they arrive. Little I* known of the Dnhlonegn team, aa they hnve made lit tle nnlnc In their mountain fastness, so a rompnrisen of the two teams I* out of the question until l»oth are seen rendy for battle on the gridiron. ATHLETICS GO DOWN AND OUT Philadelphia, Oct. —By Inning to Cleveland here Wednesday the Athlet ic* practically lost their la*t chance at the American League pennnat. The Nnpn had the beat of It all the way. The neore: 1 Cleveland. ab. r. h. po. a. e. Flick, rf 4 1 0 1 0 0 Bradley, 3b. . . 4 0 0 2 4 0 NHL an 5 1 1 1 4 1 I-nJole, 2b 4 « 1 2 3 0 Bemla, c 5 0 0 5 1 0 Hlnchman, cf. . 3 0 0 5 0 0 Birmingham, If. 4 1 2. 0 0 0 Llater, lb 3 1 2 10 0 0 Thlelman, p. . I 0 1 0 10 Total* 24 4 7 27 13 1 Philadelphia, ab. r. h. po. a. e. Hartnel, If. . . 4 0 2 2 0 0 Nichols, es.. .. 6 0 l 1 1 0 Seybold, rf. . . 6 0 0 2 0 0 Davis, lb 6 12 5 10 Murphy. 2b.. .. 3 1 I 3 2 I Collins. 3b. ... 4 0 2 0 2 0 Old ring, cf. . .. 4 0 1 1 0 0 Powers, c. . . . 2 1 1 11 —1 0 Plank, p 4 0 2 1 0 0 •Bender 1 9 0 0 0 0 Totals. .38 3 11—26 Batted for Power* In ninth. —Hit hy batted ball. Summary—Two-base hit*. Lajole, Birmingham, Murphy and Collin*. Sac. riflee hit*, Bradley, Thlelman and Hart, ■el. Stolen bases, Birmingham. First bnse on balls, off Thlelman 1, oil Plank 1. Struck out, by Thlelman by Plank 1. Wild pitch, Thlelman 1. Umpires, O'Loughlln nnd Connolly. Time, 2:10. Standing of the Clubs. CLUBS— Detroit . . , liilludolphta. Chicago. . . , Cleveland. . . New York. . Ht. Louis. , Boston. . . . Washington . CLUBS— Chlengo . . Vlttuburg . . Philadelphia , New York . Brooklyn , . Cincinnati . , Boston . . Ht. Louis . American. Played. Won. I*oat. P. C. . . . 146 90 66 National. Played. Wo . . 147 106 WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY. mil at Philadelphia. Ht. Ixraln at Boston. Detroit at Washington. National. Philadelphia at Pittsburg. Mercer Is Improving Fast; Plays First Game Oct. 12 Special to The Georgian. Macon, Ga., Oct. 3.—When the Mer cer football team hike* It* way up to Atlanta a little later on thin fall to meet the Yellow Jacket* of Tech sev eral eye* In the Gate City will bo din- tended far beyond the normal, and If the squad continue* to Improve as It Is now doing Tech will And an opposition that will be by no means easy. Poor football team* at Mercer during the lost few years have smashed some hopes, and not many Macon peoplo have paid a visit to Tattnall Square park to *e* the college boys work out. Coaeh Schenker I* everywhere during the work. One minute he Is busy giv ing the ‘varsity some pointers and the next two would And him dividing his time between the scrubs and third eleven. In this way he has managed lo keep up Interest to a high pitch. Wednesday afternoon Mercer’* sec ond team and Gresham High School lined up for a game, with the result that Mercer won by 22 to 0. Mercer play* her flrst game on Sat urday, October 12, with Florida, and tho team Is In high hope* of carrying oft the honors of the day. Emory Athletic Association Holds Its Annual Election Special to The Georgian. • Oxford, Ga., Oct. 3.—The Emory Col lege Athletic Association held It* an nual election yesterday morning and the following officers were elected: Vice president, Dr. E. K. Turner: secretary, Walter H. Beckham, of Zeb- ulon, Ga.; captain of track team, Alex E. Dewar, of Largo, Fla.; manager of track team, Goodrich C. White, of New. nan, Ga.; assistant manager of track team, Joe M. Bryan, of Wrlghtsvllle, Ga.: captain of field sports, W. Carl Smith, of Dublin. Ga. AU of these men have been prominent In athletics here and will make excellent officer*. Mr. Dewar I* president of the a*»o- clatlon, and together with Professor Shingler a* treasurer and Dellard B. Sewell aa athletic editor of The Emory Phoenix, waa elected last term. The students are more enthusiastic about athletics at Emory than ever be fore, as shown by the number of men who are trying for the class teams. The relay race between the class teams will take place within a few weeks and shortly afterward the foot ball games begin, the schedule of which will be announced later. WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS. iwinill 9, «»»nniuni»n u mill Khilirr, Detroit 10, Washington 2 (second game). St. I,ml. 4 Boston 2. CHESBRO’S EXPLANATION. . . . L. Jack Cheabrn, of the New York Club, October 21 Sewanee. at Tueca- O. |„ n „( C( j f or his immense appetite, and o»n, v .. ... , ... _ A tweety-dollar bill was found end adver tised In The Georgltn want columns, and returned to Its rlghtfnl owner In less than O October 25—University of Oeor- O O gta, nt Montgomery. O 0 November 2—Central of Ken- O O tucky. at Birmingham. O O November 16—Auburn, at Blr- O O mlngham. O O November 23—Louisiana State O O University, ait Mobile. 0 O November 28—University of O 0 Tennessee, at Knoxville. 0 0 The big game for the state 0 O championship with Auburn (Ala- O 0 bama Agricultural and Mechanl- 0 O cal College) Is scheduled for No- O O vember 16. Tennessee will be O O met on Thanksgiving Day. 0 O on account of It he is subjected to a lot of good-natured kidding on the part of the other members of Clark Griffith's ball team. But the good-natured Chesbro doesn't mind the guying a little bit, for Jack, though a gourmand. It by no mean* a dummy. At the Victoria Hotel the other night In New York, where Laporte, Elberfeld. William* and Chesbro were haring a late supper, after a visit to the theater, the enormous Inroads which Jack wa* making on the viands cauaed Laporte to *ay to him: \ "Great Scott! Jack, what an enor mous appetite you have! How do you 00POO00OOOO0O000000O00O000 account for the fact of your being such ■I. MiillB 1, mmtuii . 'tcveland 4, Philadelphia X New York 4, Chicago 1 Philadelphia 4. I’lttstmrg L Yale opened her football season Wednesday with a good defeat Wesleyan, 23 to 0. Brown beat the Amherst "Aggie" 5 to 0. Harvard took on Rowdoln and won 5 to 0, after a hard game. President Harry Pulliam, of the Na tional League, has decided to take an other European trip this coming win ter. He will leave Immediately after the annual league meeting in Decem ber nnd will remain abroad until Feb ruary, spending most of the time In Italy. If Mike Donlln plays with the New York Nationals next season, which he probably will do, and plays the outfield, a question that agitates New Yorkers Is. which outfielder will be supplanted? a great eater?" I dunno," replied Ches. as he began tearing a half of chicken Into khreds, "unleis It'* because I have been prac ticing all my life."—Exchange. CLEMSON HASN’T RECOVERED FROM THAT GORDON SHOCK son-Gordon game did not turn out aa moat Clemson supporters expected. It was generally known here that Gordon has a husky team, and that Frank Blake Is a hustling coach, but the Tiger camp was hardly prepared for such a fine article as the Barnes- ville boys exhibited. Certainly the Clemson squad expect ed to make four or five touchdowns, nnd to do that without any great exer tion. Either Gordon Is far stronger than ever before or Clemson Is much weak- It should be remembered, how ever. that Clemson has been practicing only a very short while, and that this first game was a week earlier than flrst games have been played In pre vious seasons. Coach Shaughnessey, while not sat- lafled with the showing hls team made against Gordon, Is glad that the weak apots have been shown up, and has set to work heroically to make these weak places strong. Clemson's next game will be with Maryville, October 9, on the Clemson grounds. Maryville made a most re markable record last year by playing so many strong teams In succession and making a good showing In each game. Clemson would not relish being pounded by a prep team, hence she Is working diligently. JOHN WAGNON MAY GO TO SCRANTON, PA. Special to The Georgian. Waycross. Ga.. Oct. 3.—John A. Wagnon. of Mllledgeville, formerly a member of the Waycross (Georgia State League) baseball club. Is In the city on a few days’ visit Wagnon played with the Columbia, S. C„ club. In the South Atlantic League, thle past Season and made that organization a valuable man. He took part In forty gamee and played both In the outfield and Infield. It le etated In baeeball cir cles that Wagnon will go to the Scran ton, Pa, team next spring. NORMAL SCHOOL TEAM BEAT CHILDS STREET. Special to The Georgltn. Athens, Ga, Oct. 3.—The season Is a little late In this neck of the woods, but the boye will just continue to play baseball. Yesterday the Elementary School team at the State Normal School played an Intereetlng game with the Childs Street School, winning by the score of 9 to 4. Vonderau, Griffith Peeler and Parker were the battery (of Childs Street and Lanier, Parnell and Smith for the Elementary School.