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X11W ATXjAJNXA UJMJKH1A.N AMU NEWS. MONDAY, OCTOiiKK 7. 19U7.
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BUSY DAYS ARE THESE, IN FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL
j EDITED BY
IP. H.WHITING
NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
THREE GOOD TECH PLAYERS
By PERCY H. WHITINO.
Well, what we said before still goes.
■ Vanderbilt probably and Sewauee maybe will defeat Tech
this year. The rest will be lucky to cross the Yellow Jackets’
goal line.
When we uncorked our first prediction one week ago the
Tech football people asked for the prompt application of the soft
pedal. They said the star men were not in college yet, and tljat
there was nothing to be cheerful about until they were.
So we spread on the gloom as thick as we could and waited.
And while we waited all the good men got into college with
one notable exception. And this said notable exception gets an
other chance at his exams on Friday and as his aspirations are
no higher than the prep department he ought to make it.
Saturday Coach Ueisman put in the game only the men who
had been allowed to matriculate.
And look what they did to Gordon I
Davis and Fitzsimmons divided first honors among the new
men. Davis at tackle is a wonder.' Plays are not likely to go
either by him or through him this year and his position is one
that opposing quarters will steer very clear of when they need
gains. At advancing the ball he is a hummer and this year when
Tech needs a short distance and “needs it bad” Davis is more
than likely to get tho call.
Fitzsimmons is going to bo one of tho most brilliant hacks in ,
the South. He has weight, speed, a head and grit. Doubtless ho
will be Tcch’B best ground-gainer this fall. '
Brown and Johnson showed well as guards. Both are fine
specimens physically and know football. When they get in trim
both will be Tnrtars.
Hill did nice work at his end and Buchanan played a spec
tacular gamo at quarter. ■ This last-nnmcd chunky gent is a cool-
headed performer and his punting is picking up fast. The coach
ing he is getting is improving his kicking form and he is not like
ly to bo outkicked much this year.
The rest of, them—Snyder, G. Smith, Luck, Robert, High
tower. Anderson nnd Coleman—klid nice work,. especially Rob-«
ert. “Chip” is proving a wonder at advancing the ball and is a
cool-headed performer at all times.
Barring hard luck from injuries or the “flunking-out” of
star players you can tako it from us that Tech will have a peach
team this year.
Tho nico work that Georgia did Snturday wns most encour
aging. Tho Athenians accounted for the Dahloncgn- team with
all caso and downed the mountaineers by a score of 57 to 0.
Tho players proved fast ns could bo hoped and 'made their
gains with painful case.
You can tako it from us also thnt Georgia is going to havo
a hummer of a team this yenr. It is doubtful if tho South has
over had a team of its weight that could compare with it in
strength pnd speed.
It seems likely thnt Toch will down Georgia this fnll purely
bccauso of superior weight. But it will bo a most spectacular
gamo and fought to tho very last gasp.
G. SMITH. BELL. SNYDER.
Hers ars three men who ought to do good work for Tech this year.
Snyder Is practically sure of his placo at center. While not a very large man, he is steady, nervy and
aggressive, He passes the ball well and is not likely to be "shown uthis year. Owing to the cfassio outline
of nil features and the slight auburn tinge of his hair, he it commonly known as "Fritzi Schott" by his team
mates.
Gordon 8mith and Bell are putting up good claims for positions in the line. Smith played Saturday and
did exceptionally well.
DETAILS ALL ARRANGED FOR
THOSE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
DAHLONEGA WAS CINCH;
GEORGIA SHOWED UP WELL
Athens, Go., Oct 7,—Georgia defeated
Dahlonega here Saturday afternoon by
a score of 57 to 0.
Dahlonega could not score, although
several times she was within striking
distance of Georgia's goal.
In tho second half Dahlonega took
a braes and ololwed only three touch
downs.
Hatcher, Oravee, Smith and Wood
ruff were Ooorgta'a stare, while Davie,
Galloway, Clotfelter, Creel and M<mis
performed most creditably for Dahron-
ega.
The llno-upi
Georgia Dahlonega
Wray, Dormlny, K„ c,
Harman. Moclory, rg....Henderson, rg.
Arrendale,'lg ,. ..Bell, lg.
McWhorter, r .. Creel, r.
DeLaperrtere, I Davie (capt.), 1.
Graves, re Galloway, re.
Hatcher, le Harbour, Blms, le.
Woodruff, Grace, q Moore, q,
Smith (capt.), rh.. ..Dormlny, H., rh
Fleming, Napier, lh..Barber, Morris, 111
McDonald, fb . .Clotfelter, fb.
Touchdowns, 10 (Bmlth 6, McDonald,
Harman, Graves, Woodruff, Fleming, 1
each. Deforce, Docnck. Umpire, Glenn.
Field Judge, Cox. Timekeeper, Dorsey.
Time of halves, SS minutes.
IHMIMIHIMHIIMHHIIIIIMI i
FOOTBALL
RESULTS
I IN FULL
•(•••••••••••••It
80UTH.
*' Tech 6L Gordon 0.
Georgia 67, Dahlonega 0.
Vanderbilt 40. Kentucky 0.
Auburn 21. Howard 0.
Virginia 22. St. Johns 4.
Ilandolph-Vacon 11, Roanoke High
School 11.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute 20,
Itoanoko 0,
Washington and Dee 0, North Caro
lina 0.
Alabama 17. Maryville 0.
Davidson 36, Oak Ridge 0.
Tennessee 24, Tennessee Military Col-
lege 0.
Kentucky University 0, Kentucky
Military Institute 0.
Castle Heights 22, Sewanee Grammar
School 0.
Kentucky State 16, Kentucky Wes
leyan 0.
EAST.
Indians 16, Pennsylvania State 0.
Navy 15, Dickinson 0.
Army 22. Franklin and Marshall 0.
Harvard 20, Maine 0.
Cornell 22, Oberltn 5.
Yale 11, Syracuse 0.
Dartmouth 6, Tufts 0.
Pennsylvania 22, Bucknell 2. (
Brown 24, Norwich 0.
Williams 12, Holy Cross 0.
Swarthmore 22, Rutgers 6,
Lafayette 21, Urstnus 0.
Dartmouth 6, Tufts 0.
Princeton 47, Stevens 8.
Lehigh 26, Pennsylvania Reserve 6.
Union 0, ColgatesO.
west.
Michigan 2, Case O.
Ohio State University 16, Muskingum
College 0.
Miami UnlverslV 42, Antioch Col
lege ii.
Ohio Wesleyan 22. Wittenberg 2.
Kenyon 17, Otterbetn 0.
Western Reserve 22, Wooster 0.
Obcrlln University 66, Plainvllle
Standing of the Clubs.
—i
National.
‘Si
CLUBS—
Chicago . .
Pittsburg .
Philadelphia
New York .
Brooklyn * •
Cincinnati . .
Boston . • .
8L Louis . «
71
SATURDAYS RE8ULT8.
American.
T\85&
game).
Cleveland 6, Chicago 4.
National.
Philadelphia 7. New York 2 (Srst game).
Philadelphia 3. New York 2 (second game).
Plttahtirg I. Cincinnati 0.
St. Louis 2, Chicago 0 (forfeited; drat
game).
St. Louis 4. Chicago I (second game).
Huston 5. Ilruoklvu 6 (Ant game).
Boston 12, Brooklyn 0 (second gsme).
SUNDAY’8 RESULTS.
American.
SI. Louis 1. Chicago 0 (second
According to Harry Vaughn, First
Baseman Ltater, whom Cleveland draft.
from Nashville, Is the find of the
year. “He is the greatest tnflelder I
have seen since the debut of Lajote In
the big league," says Vaughn.
High 0. *
Rose Polytechnic Institute 0. Eastern
Illinois Normal 0.
Wabash College 25, Earlham 0.
minorTesults.
Phllllps-Exeter 22. Bowdotn 0.
Yale Freshmen 22, Hartford 0.
Amherst 5, Springfield 0.
Massachusetts Agricultural 11, Rhode
Island 0.
Western Pennsylvania 6, Marietta 0.
Chicago, Oct. 7.—Chicago and Detroit
will start their series for the world’s
championship In Chicago tomorrow. ,
Wednesday the two teams will meet
again on the Chicago grounds and on'
Thursday, Friday and Saturday they
will battle In Detroit, returning to Chl-
o for the Sunday game,
o matter what tlo or postponements
Intervene, tho Sunday game will be
played In Chicago. The players' share
of the receipts will be 60 per cent to
the winner and 40 per cent to the loser.
The national committee met yester
day at the Auditorium Annex and final
ly decided on the question Involved In
the world's championship series. Chair
man August Hermann. President Pul
liam, of tho National League, and Pres
ident Johnson, of the American League,
met with Secretary Navln, of the De
troit club, nnd President Murphy, of
the Chlcugo dub, and . reached nn
agreement regarding dutes and division
of receipts.
Hank O'Dnjr, of the National League,
and Jack Sheridan, of the American
League, were accepted os umpires, nnd
J. Planner, of St. Louis, and J. Richter,
of Philadelphia, were chosen as ofllclal
score r».
The following players will be eligible
to participate In the games, and no
others;
Chicago National League Club— M.
Brown, O. Overall, F. L. Chance, Frank
Otis, B. Durbin, J. Pfclster, J. J. Evers,
E. M. Ruelbarh. C. C. Fraser, J. T.
Sheckard, A. F. Hoffman, J. F. Single,
O. B. Howard, F. Schulte, John K.
Kllng, II. C. Stelnfeldt, C. L. Lundgren,
J. B. Tinker, P. J. Moran, Thomas J.
Walsh,'J. I). McCormack, H. Zimmer
man.
Detroit American League Club—Ja*.
Pareher, George Mullen, T. R. Cobb,
M. McIntyre, William H. Coughlin,
Charles O'Leary - . S. Crawford, Fred
Payne, William Dohovan, C. Rossman,
J. W. Downes. Charles Schmidt, D. J.
Jones, E. Sclver, H. Jennings, H v
Schaefer. Ed Killian, Edgar Wlllets,
Robert Lowe.
Detroit lost both games at St. Louis,
but that result did not affect the Tigers
so far as the pennant was concerned.
Nothing of a startling nature was
developed by the games played yester
day except that Detroit will not be the
favorite in the world’s series. "The
Tigers had to fight hard until the very
end of their season, while the Cubs
could have rested on their percentage
some weeks back. Still it woe the same
last year, and the American Leaguers
took the championship.
The scnle of prices for admission was
fixed at 21, 21.50 and 22 for the Chicago
games, and 21, 22 and 22.60 for Detroit.
The larger seating capacity at the Chi
cago park Is the reason for tho lower
prices. The games will bo called at
2:30 In Chicago and at 2 o’clock In De
troit.
j BILL KIRK’S COLUMN
By Wm. F. KIRK.
The graphic’accounts of the terrible battle between “Boshter" Bill
Squires and Jack (Twin) Sullivan give us to understand that during most
of the nineteen rounds the men “stood toe to toe nnd fought like demons - ’
Whether they fought like demons or not. we may never know, but i n
most of the battles pulled off nowadays “standing toe to toe" has Its ad-
vantages, especially If the acoustic properties of the arena give loud whlsl
pers a chance to carry.
‘’Boshter.’’ by the way, has lost his second gamo away from home and
his percentage now stands .0000. He may get another chance to fight here
but it looks to most of us as though Burns and Sullivan have hit Bill hard'
enough and often enough to knock the last three letters off Ills queer nick
name.
Danny Maher, the wonderful little Jockey, wants to return to the United
States and give up racing, according to an English correspondent. "This
little chap," says the dispatch, "who rides for a king and lives like a king
can not eat the things ills stomach craves!” Think of nil tho race track
bettors whose families can not eat the things their stomachs crave. They
need more sympathy than Danny Metier.
Dear Sir; I am a young mnn Just learning the sporting life of New
York, and I wont to become a poet on sporting topics. I got a happy
thought the other night nnd made It Into a verse, which I want to submit
I played some games In a Broadway billiard hall with a man who looked
very much like Kid McCoy. We played six games of pool, and after each
of us won three we made a bet on the odd game and he beat me a mile
collecting n nice fat bet and sticking me for all the games. Here la the
poem I wrote, a parody on “School Days:’’
Pool days, pool day*.
Dear old Broadway fool days.
' Playing with fellows like Kid McCoy,
Drinking a lot of liquid Joy,
I had about six points to go,
He cleaned the table off, you know,
Then he wrote on the slate, “I stuck you. Bo,”
When I was a couple of Rubes.
E. Z. MARK.
Dear Mr. Mark: You ore starting well. Write more poetry and play
less pool. Wooing the muse pays better than wooing the cues.
MOBILE GETS FRANCHISE;
SHREVEPORT TO WITHDRAW
Mobile, Ala., Oct. 7.—An agreement
lias been reached for the purchase and
transfer to this city of the Shreveport
franchise In the Southern League by
the Mobile Baseball Association. The
price has been agreed upon and all that
remains for Mobile to become a mem
ber of the major baseball organisation
of the South is ability to withdraw from
the Cotton States League.
HARRY VAUGHN HAS QUIT
AS BIRMINGHAM MANAGER
It has been learned In Atlanta, that
Harry Vaughn will positively not man
age the Birmingham bosoball club next
year.
This has been the rumor for some
tlmo and has been predlclted all along.
But this time the report comes In
aucb a form that It can not be doubted.
The Barons will not have Harry
Vaughn for mogul in 1908.
GORDON HAS. STAGE FRIGHT;
TECH TEAM PLAYS GREAT GAME
The Result, 51 to 0, in Favor
of the Yellow
Jackets.
Outweighed a dozen pounds or bo to
the man, and Buffering from stage
fright of the most acute tort, the Gor
don team, of Barnesvllle—the self-aame
aggregation that only one short week
before had held the mighty Clemson
down to one touchdown—waa deft
on Tech Held Saturday by a score of
01 to 0. (Gee, that’s a long sentence;
but we had to get It all off our system
at once!)
If Gordon had played with as much
confidence as Tech did, the score would
have been about half what It was. But
the Barnesvllle boys saw that they
were up against bigger and older men
and against a team that they could not
hope to beat, and a few of them weak
ened. The result wns an utter rout.
The Tech team did not get enouglv
opposition to bring out their strong and
weak points. It was just a practice
spin for the Tellow Jackets, not nearly
so strenuous as the usual scrimmages
with the scrubs.
It was rather too bad that the Gor
don team did not put up as good a
game against Tech ns It did against
c’lemson. for dope Is likely to go astray
In consequence. Certainly nobody sus
pects that Tech Is eight touchdowns
better than Clemson, but that Is what
the dope” Indicates.
Unquestionably the Gordon team was
are capable of better things. Coach
Blake has a husky crew, and they can
play cracking good football. Give-them
u month more of practice to get them
together and then trot out your prep
school team—and Gordon can stack up
against It with the utmost certainty
thnt the decision will be the right way.
Prout, captain of the cadets, In spite
of Injuries, played a wonderfully good
game. He Is fast, cool-headed nnd ag
gressive.
But the star of the field—barring no
man—was littlo Joe Smith. There he
was—a 16-year-old, slight, pink-cheek,
ed, slip of a boy—trying to run an ut
terly demoralized team and to play
football against a bunch of men who
must have uvernged nearly fifty pounds
to the man heavier than he did.
But. with the coolness of a veteran,
he ran the team, got the best out of
them that was to be gotten and pluyed
the most spectacular game that has
been seen here in years. He was in
every piny that came within a block
of him. always "got his man” when he
tackled and punted like a “Lobster"
Brown. And not satisfied with punting,
he generally got down under the kick
so fast that he was the man who down
ed the Tech runner who got the ball.
They say this chap, after another
year at Gordon, goes to Mercer, and, If
he does, the Macon college Is due a
football “bruca" all right.
Quarterback Buchanan, of Tech, gave
his team a general work-out on all the
regular plays they knew. In order to get
an Idea of how they would go In a real
game. As a general proposition, end
runs were used for the biggest gains,
though they #. ere varied by attacks on
all points gPthe line. The on-side kick
was worted nicely a few times, and so
was the forward pass. With a little
more practice YheBe plays are going to
Smith of Gordon and Whole
Tech Team Are
Stars.
way oft its game. The Barnesvllle boys be decidedly useful, especially against a of halves. 20. 18.
strong team. Toward the end of the
some Conch Helsinan put In several
substitutes In order to give them a trial.
Ah Henderson and Sweet, two men of
known ability, w - ere out of the game,
Coach Helsman was able, before the
excitement was over, to get a pretty
good idea of what he had In the way of
material.
The crowd that turned out was a
large one for a first of the season af
fair and seems to Indicate a large pat
ronage this year.
The line-up:
Tech. Gordon.
Snyder, c. Henley, c.
G. Smith, r. g .. Zellner, r. g.
C. Brown-Johnston, 1. g. . .Johnson, 1. g.
Davis, r. t. Lawrence, r. t.
Luck, I. t Mercer, 1. t.
Hill, r. e Hogg. r. e.
Robert, 1. e Grlffln-Prout», 1. e.
Buchanan, q J. Smith, q.
Fltislmmons-Emerson, l.h. Cochran,I. h.
Hlghtowor-Coleman, r. h. . .Binlon, r. h.
Adamson, f. Moore, f.
■Captains.
Summary—Touchdowns, Robert 4,
Davis 1, Adamson 1, HIM 1, Hightower
1, Fltxslmmons 1; goals from touch
down, Buchanan 6; referee, W. R. Tlch.
enor (Auburn); umpire, Joe Ralne (So - ,
wanee); head linesman, P. H. Whiting
(Vanderbilt); linesmen. Means (Tech),
Peebles (Gordon); timekeepers, Hen-
dree (Tech), Adamson (Gordon); time
VANDERBILT PROVES STRONG
IN GAME AGAINST KENTUCKY
, By GRANTLAND RICE.
Oh, the gloom wns thick and heavy at tha start—
They were shedding tears of angulBh weeks ago;
Quite distinctly I remember In the forefront of September
How the sobbing "Sophs” and "Freshles" walled In woe.
There was longing for the "Nlneteen-SIx Machine”—
For the bunch that put the Indians on the blink;
But Just take It from me, brother, Dan McGugln’s got another
That le very punkerlno—I don’t think!
They may not trim the Navy when they meet.
They may not put a crimp In Mr. Yost;
But if they keep on Improving they will have somebody moving
All tho way, and that’s no empty, Idle boasL
The "Nlneteen-SIx Machine" was very tine—
They set the echoes flying North nnd East;
But you’ll And this year’s "machine” isn’t quite so "punkerlne”—
Not so as you could notice it, at lo aat.
SOME FEW COMMENTS ON THE GAME
Among the Interested spectators at
the Tech-Oordon game Saturday was
Dan Rlake, roach of the Bowen School
team and the Vanderbilt scrub team.
Mr. Rlake rome down to assist his
brother, Frank, In coaching the Gordon
team for the game Saturday, and Inci
dentally Dan had no objection to get
ting-a line on the Tech team In order to
give Vanderbilt any desirable tips on
the defense to be used against the Yel
low Jackets when the local team goes
to Nashville November 16.
For the first time In seven years Dan
Blake was missing a Vanderbilt game
and for the first time In five years he
was not playing with the Commodores.
"I never was so nervous over a game
before,” commented Dan. "I was never
a bit worried when I was playing. But
now that I am coaching I am trembling
at the knees when the team goes on the
field."
When asked about Vanderbilt’s
chances, Dan was not over-talkative.
"I believe Vanderbilt will have a good
team this year and that she will not be
beaten In the South. But.I realise that
Tech has a tremendously strong team
and that Vanderbilt will have her work
cut out for her.”
players appeared with thel
on.
These are made to pull over the arm
In which the player carries the ball to
assist him In holding to the slippery
bunch of leather, rubber and air.
Last year the Tech team tried emery
paper sewed on at tho point where the
ball was held, but this came off too
easily to make the scheme a good one.
The best run of the day was when
Chip Robert grabbed the ball from the
kick-off and ran the entire length of the
field for a touchdown. The Interfer
ence was perfect.
For a man suffering—or at least
threatened—with malarial fever, Chip
Robert certainly played some football.
He will be a hard man to keep off the
all-Southern this year, os will Davis
and Fltxslmmons:
A social organisation has been form
ed In Binghamton, N. Y„ called the
Order of Baseball Fans. Branches of
the order are to be established In all
the state league cities after the plan
of the Elks and Eagles.
"It Vanderbilt’s got a bum football
team this season, as I had been told,
tersely commented Captain Adair, of
Kentucky State, after the game, "then
all I’ve got to say is that I’d hate to
go against one of her good ones."
Out from tho piercing gloom of
hard luck wall Mr. McGugln’s people
’ Ipped blithely Saturday afternoon
id while two thousand astounded cltl-
sens. Including their lady friends, look
ed on, the supposedly wretched Com
modores, proceeded to rumple Ken
tucky Into a shapeless mass. Scoro 40
to 0, an average of one point to the
minute, as two twenty-minute halves
were reeled during the afternoon’s play.
Admitting that a portion of the play
was a bit ragged, Vanderbilt’s work
In the main was above par. Tho line
held stoutly against the Blue Grass
forwards, although Hendrickson man
aged to wiggle outside of Hasslock once
or twice and batter up the play. Still
there was no complaint to register here,
as every man used, from tackle to
tackle, was in the thick of the fight,
Stone, of course, stalling, but Sherrell
and McLain, as well as Hasslock and
King, gave a far better account of
themselves than any one figured they
would give ten days back, opening up
gaps wide enough to drive an eight-
horse tandem through time and again.
Before digging Into any features of
e gala afternoon It n '
mention how some of
delivered.
As a-starter It is only Just to head
this list with Morton, the rangy full
back, who debutted In Owsley Manler’s
place. Ten minutes’ play was enough
to show that this spot was no longer
vaenftt. Right off the reel the dashing
Morton began to pulverise the bpposing
line. Jamming hts way up and down the
field from 10 to 20 yards at a clip.
The lanky fullback not only picked
his openings well, but kept his feet
amazingly after being tackled, plough
ing along after the manner of the cele.
brated Steel Chilled groveling up the
humble potatoes which lay In Its path.
The line waa doing its part all along,
but this shouldn’t detract from Mr.
Morton's performance a whit, as he
broke through Kentucky’s secondary
line of defense on several occasions
with but little aid from his own peo
ple.
Line-up:
Vanderbilt Kentucky 8tats.
V. Blake, le ..Barbee, le.
McLain, It Hendrickson, It
Sherrill, Pittman and
Pickens, lg Dunlap, lg.
Stone, c . .Adair, c.
King, Hall, rg.. .. . .Clark, Brewer, rg.
Hasslock, rt Payne, rt.
*B. Blake, re.. Elgin, re.
Coeten, - Potts, q Stone, q.
Williams, Campbell, lh... .Chisholm, lh.
Craig, rh Rhodes, rh.
Morton, Morrison, fb., Rout, fb.
■Captain.
Touchdowns, Morton 2, Costen, V.
Blake 2, Craig 1, Morrison. Goals from
touchdowns, B. Blake 5. Referee,
Walker, of Virginia. Umpires, Ander
son, of Michigan; Hamilton, of Texas.
Head linesman, Bryan, of Vanderbilt.
Timers, McGee, of Alabama, and Bry-
Tlme of halves, 20 minutes.
(Nashville Tennessean.)
Davidson Wins
From Oak Ridge
Special to-Tbe Georgian.
Davidson, N. C„ Oct. 7.—Tho David
son ’varsity had little trouble In run
ning through the Oak Ridge team hero
Saturday, piling up a score of 36 to 0.
Oak Ridge made first down only once,
when Captain Moore made eleven yards
on a quarterback run.
Klutz, tho freshman, played - a bril
liant game at left end, both on defense
and offense. Clark and Wilkinson
played well.
For Oak Ridge, Captain Moore, 1906,
played his usual fast game.
Forty players have been signed by
the Detroit Tigers for next season.
That’s four clubs giving each team fif
teen players.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
OFFICIAL STANDING OF CLUBS
Detroit..
Phlla. . . 8
Chicago. . 13
Cleve. ... 11
New York. 8
St. Louis. . 8
Boston. . . 8
Wash. ... 4
Games lost.58
Det. Phil. Chi. Cleve.N. Y. SL L. Bos. Wash. W.
P.C.
.613
17 88 .607
IS ’ 87 .576
15 85 .659
15 , .70 .471
13 : 69 .455
9 59 .194
— 49 .335
102 —