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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1907.
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FOOTBALL TEAMS PREPARING FOR SATURDAY’S GAMES
EDITED BY
IP. H.WHITING
NOT NEWS,
BUT VIEWS
A careful examination of the
Northern and Eastern exchanges
fails to show that anybody in
those sections of the country is
much worried over Cantillon's
threat to make the American As
sociation an outlaw league.
It will be easy enough for the
A. A. to carry out its threat. Any
league can outlaw itself without
much trouble. But it is a ques
tion if the Cantillionites will not
start something that they will
have their troubles in bringing to
completion.
The public is not intensely in
terested anyway in the prospect
that a league goes to the outlaws
or that it comes back again. If
the fans get the baseball that’s
the main thing.
WORLD’S CHAMPIONS OF 1907
But down here in the South the
game will be given a setback if
the American Association and the
Eastern League are put in a high
er class under the National Asso
ciation ranking than the one they
now occupy. This will give those
two leagues the right to draft
from the Southern, though the
Southern is practically ns big a
league and is in every way on a
firmer and better basis than cither
. of the malcontents.
This question of rankings is
stirring the football world, too,
and local football cranks are wait
ing with intense interest to know
what the ruling will be in regard
to Dahlonega and Americnn Uni
versity. If they are colleges Tech
may lose for this year anyway
Sims and Davis, two of her best
, football players. If they are not,
then these two gridiron wonders
are Yellow Jackets in good stand
ing this fall and will make the
team if they are good enough—
, which we opine they are.
The Davis question seems to be
agitating several colleges in addi
tion to Tech. Auburn is sadly
worried over it and is sure that
Davis is not eligible. Our Auburn
correspondent writes us to this ef.
feet. Also they are sure that Ala
bama has imported three ringers
from the East, and that the ring
ers are playing under assumed
names.
Probably another false alarm,
THE CHICAGO CUBS
These are the Chicago National League pennant winner*. Reading freni left to right, the players are: Standing, Taylor, Ruelbaeh, Moran, Kling, Fraser, McCormick, Pfenter, Ev-
ers, Hoffman, Randall, 8eabaugh f Lundgren, Sheckard. Sitting Brown, Durbin, Steinfeldt, Osborne, Chance, Slagle, Schulte, 8weaney, Kahoe, Tinker.
BIG DAVIS MAY NOT
PLAY ON SATURDAY
Scrimmage work that la putting
grooves In Teph field and dents In the
anatomy of the Tech football player* 1h,
an usual, the order of the day—and ev-
pry day—at the Yellow Jackets' nest.
For the first time till* year, the Hrls-
man machine has it* work cut out for It
and the hunch I* hustling to the limit to
get ready for Tennessee,
According to the dope among the
player*, big Davis, the ex-American
University tackle, will not be In Satur
day'* Kama It is understood that
Tennessee will be on hand Saturday
afternoon with a hu*ky team. Its aver
age weight will be 169 pound* to the
man, according to Knoxville figure*—
which nmy possibly err on the side of
conservatism If Athens account* of
the slr.o and weight of the Tenncs*ee
player* are to be taken at face value.
The heaviest man on the team Is
Word, m left tackle, and he tips the
beam at 195. The only other men who
reach 180 are Dougherty, right guard,
and Dlnges, left guard. In age the
team uvernges 21 year*, and In height
feet, 11 Inches. Two men In the
rather than take any - chancre with the• hunch, Loucks at quarter and Dough-
8. I. A. A., he will be kept on the sldeferty, are over six feet tall,
lines, and Sims worked at tackle In his There will certainly be a decided con-
place. This great ex-Dnhloncga player | trust between the two quarters—
i* coming around very well. He Is a j Loucks, tall and very slim, and Buch-
trlflo sore as a result of going Into
scrimmages with player* who have had
more time to get In shupe than he has,
but he will be ready to put up his
usually good game Saturday.
nnnn, very stumpy ond decidedly chunky
and hefty.
The Tennessee team seems to be
powerful organization and can
counted on to play good ball.
But one thing in certain as sin—
there is a world of talk about pro
fessionalism in college athletics in
the South this year.
Maybe this is the result of nn
unusual amount of dirty work.
Maybe—and let's hope this,
anyway—all this talk comes be
cause people are beginning to get
wise to the fact that decency and
amateurism in athletics is desira
ble and profitable and because
they are beginning to feel a con
tempt for colleges who play pro
fessionals, ringers and fake stn-
dents on their teams.
McFarland Fights
Another Good One
Indianapolis, Ind, Oct, 17.—Psckey
McFarland la the coming lightweight
wonder.
In. hie fight loot night agalnet Joe
Oallagan he had both the punch and
tha science, and did not allow the bout
to go the limit. The light ivae a fast
one and. although Gallagan was
game and fast, McFarland hnd the bet
ter of the contest from the beginning.
The result was that, though the go was
scheduled to be a ten-round nffnlr, It
lasted but nine, and It Is to the credit
of Oallagan that he lasted that long,
for McFarland sent aver some telling
blows, and there was a sting behind
each wallop.
Harvard'Varsity
Defeats Freshies
Cambridge, Moss., Oct. 17.—In prep
aration for tha game with Annapolis
Saturday, the Harvard ’varsity was
given a 20-mlnute scrimmage with the
freshmen yeeterday afternoon. The
work was fast and hard. The first
team kept the freshmen on the defen
sive, but gains were short and earned.
Score: 'Varsity 9, freshmen 0.
Pitcher Luther Taylor of the .Vew
Yorks says ho will never piny in any
minor league. When the major.- are
through with him he la through with
baseball. He la a printer by trade.
President Pulliam contemplate,, an
other voyage this fall. This time he
will simply make a trip to England
and back to'get the benent of the voy
age.
What a time Pitcher Michael J.
Lynch did have In Pittsburg on Sep
tember 29. In the second Inning eleven
men went to the bat and he gave Abhy
his base twice. Wagner stole second,
third and home.
Auburn Team Is Now
"Laying For” Sewanee
Auburn, Ala., Oct. 17.—Tho Auburn
football team Is now rounding Into
shape for tho game with Hmvnnee In
Birmingham Haturday, October 19.
Hlnce the season opened Auburn bus
played four games, resulting in a com
plete victory from each team, being
•cored on only once by the .Montgomery
Athletics. WJille there Is some doubt
about wtnnlng from Hewanec still If
luck Is equally divided the result will
be more creditable to Auburn than
many think.
At this time It Is still impossible to
give out the namos of the men who will
play In the game.
Eighteen men are fighting hard to
make the first team. They are shifted
from place to place In each afternoon’s
practice, but It Is known that either
Batson, of last year’s team, or Beaver,
of last year's scrubs, will work at cen
ter. They nre # both good men, but
rathe^ light for'the position. The ends
will be filled by Wilkinson (captain),
Hill and Hughes. They have had two
years' experience on tin* 'varsity. The
guards' place will be filled by Motley,
Locke, Esllnger and Bence, nil of them
new men, but of fairly good weight.
At tackle Davis, Esllnger, Jr., and
Everette will play. The two last-
named are new men. who have had ex
perience with the scrubs.
Catcher Charley Ornhnnv who was
on the Boston American League re
serve list, is still playing with the
.Sacramento club, of the California
.State (outlaw) League.
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O PRINCETON WILL O
O PLAY THE INDIANS. O
O New York. Oct. 17.—The game O
O between Princeton and the Car- O
O lisle Indians Is a settled fact for O
O November 2 In this city. It Js ex- O
O peeled to be «»no of the finest O
O games of the year. O
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I PREVIOUS WORLD’S|
! SERIES OF PRESENT j
! LEAGUES. I
World’s 8ories of 1903.
October 1—At Boston: Pittsburg 7,
Boston 3. Phllllppe-Young.
October 2—At Boston: Boston .1,
Pittsburg 0. Dlneen-Leever and Vail.
October 3—At Boston: Pittsburg 4.
Boston 2. Phllllppe-Hughes and
Young.
October 6—At Pittsburg: Pittsburg
5, Boston 4. Phllllppe-Dlneen.
October 7—At Plttuburg: Boston 11.
Pittsburg 2. Young-Kennedy and
Thompson.
October 8—At Pittsburg: Boston 6,
Pittsburg 3. Dlneen-Leever.
October 10—At Pittsburg: Boston 7,
Pittsburg 3. Young-Phllllppe.
October 13—At Boston: Boston 3,
Pittsburg 0. Dlneen-Phllllppe.
Games Won—Americans 5, Nationals
3. Winning pitchers, Dlneen three
games. Young two games, Phllllppe
three games.
World’s 8eriog of 1905.
October 9—At Philadelphia: New
York 3, Philadelphia 0. Mathewson-
Plank.
October 10—At New York: Philadel
phia 3. New York 0. Bender- McQIn-
nlty and Ames.
October 12—At Philadelphia: New
York 9. Philadelphia 0. Mathewson-
Coakley.
October 13—At New York: New
York 1, Philadelphia 0. McGInnlty-
Plank.
October 14—At New York: New York
2, Philadelphia 0. Mnthewson-Bender.
Games Won—Nations'll 4, American*
1. Winning pitchers, Mathewson three
games; McGinnlty one game. Bender
one game.
World’s 8srioa of 1906.
October 9—On West Side: White Sox
2. Cubs i. Altrock-Brown.
October 10—On South Side: Cubs 7,
White Hox 1. Rtul bach-White and
Owen.
October 11—On West Side: Whlto
Hox 3, Cubs o. Walsh-Pfelster.
• ictobtr 12—On South Side: Cub* 1,
White Sox 0. Brown-Altiyick.
October 13—On West Vide: White
Sox s, Culm 6. Walsh and Whlte-
Reulbach, Pfelster and Overall.
October 14—On South Side: White
Sox S. Cubs 3. White-Brown and
Overall.
Games Won—Americans 4, Nationals
2. Winning pitchers, Walsh two games;
Altrock. White, Brown and Beulbach
one game each.
No world's scries was played in 1904
between New York and Boston, Man
ager McOraw declining Manager Col
lins' challenge.
TENNESSEE MEN HURT,
BUT READY FOR TECH
.Special to The Georgian.
University of Tennessee, Knoxville,
Tenn., Oct. 17.—Coach Levene put his
husky bunch of youngsters through a
gruelling match against the second
team Wednesday afternoon. Work was
fast and snappy, but was marred by
several minor Injuries to men on the
'varsity.
Leach, who has been at the right ex
tremity, twisted his shoulder slightly,
and Levene took him out. Loutks.
quarter, anti McCollum, a half, each
took a severe bruise on the thigh and
were allowed to rest up a bk. None of
the Injuries Is serious, and the full
squad will continue to report for work
each day.
Coach Levene Is working McCollum
and Leach behind the line with drop
kicks and kicks from placement, and
seems to be counting heavily on scoring
from the field In Saturday's contest. So
far he has refused to make any state
ment as to his ideas on the probable
outcome, but merely shrugs his should,
ers and says he hasn't given the young
sters his full stock' of tricks yet.
The Yellow Jackets will likely meet a
stronger team than the one Georgia
lost to, for a week’s practice has
strengthened the Volunteers wonderful
ly nnd has added considerably to their
repertoire of nlays. And It Is likely
that one or two changes will be made.
Cottrell and Cody, who are both trying
"nip and tuck" for center, are out for a
day or two on account of a collision In
scrimmage. Both received ugly cute
on the forehead which had to be
stitched up. Levene let them In for
signal work, but used substitutes In the
scrimmage which followed.
Wrestling Bout at Newberry
Has All Earmarks of a Fake
IB. KIRK’S
I COLUMN
AFTERTHOUGHTS.
The Cub is hibernating now
With laurel wreaths upon his brow;
The Tiger's stripes have changed In hue
From orange and black to lemon and 4
hlnn r
blue.
A feeling of Intense fatigue
Has clutched the friends of Johnson’s
league.
Before we leave the ball and strike
For gridiron gossip and the like—
Before we journalistic slammers
Have put aside our battered hammers—
Let's .light the pipe, take several whiffs
And dally with the following IFS:
IF Jawn McGraw had done hU best
To keep his Giants on the crest—
IF Griffith’s pitchers had been ‘‘there’*
Instead of soaring In the air;
IF neither team had made a slip,
We might have won the championship.
IF (leaving out the New York teams)
Jennings had tried no college screams
And dug less grass from the coaching
lines .
And cut up fewer monkey shines—
IF Cobb had made a few more hits.
The Cubs might now be clawed to bit*.
IF Catcher Schmidt had shown more
speed
(Backstops were Jennings' greatest
need);
IF Johnnie Kling, the horrid thing,
Had left at home his throwing wing;
IF all these things had come to pass.
The Tigers might have shown more
class.
Ah, well! The fight Is o’er at last—
The string's played out, the die Is cast.
The Tigers made an awful bungle
In storming the Chicago jungle.
A week ago they snarled defiance—
Today they're tame as New York Giants.
QUE8TI0N8 AND ANSWERS.
Dear Questions and Answers—What
would be the proper ruling In the fol- I
lowing case? The bases are full, tho
score tied, and the last half of the ninth ,
Inning being played, with two men out. (
The batter hits a ball over the fence,
but Instead of running to first base he
runs directly at tho umpire, who has
made a decision against him earlier in
the game, and soaks the umpire on the
nose 7 J ARROW.
The proper ruling would be a good,
sound kick In the shins, and If Tim
Hurst Were umpiring that Is the ruling
the fans could expect
Dear Questions and Answers—When
I do any running or boxlnr. especially
boxing, there Is a tired feeling conies
Into my arms and logs that makes mo
feel like stopping. How con this be
explained, and how avoided?
KID STINGHAM.
Many a good boxer has had the same
feeling. Jimmie Britt felt much as you
say you feel after boxing a few rounds
with J. Gans. When you get the tired
fooling claim either a foul or a broken ;
arm.
Hppciul to The Gcorgliin.
Newberry, 8. C.. Oct. 17.—In a very
one-sided wrestling bout, Ed Adamson,
the "champion of the Atlantic coast,"
last night threw an "unknown" by the
nAine of Jewell, who halls from Charles
ton, twice, the first fall resulting in one
The Detroit News says: "Critics are
of the opinion that "Nig" Clarke Is the
best catcher tn the American League.”
Harry Niles, the Browns’ second
baseman, is In receipt of an offer of
S200 per month to play hall In .Mexico
the coming winter, nnd has all but
made up his mind to accept.
In Washington they sprinkle crude
oil nn.the diamond to take up the rain.
It is hard on the uniforms, but It has
prevented at least three postponed
games this year.
The Senator*’ new club house f* ab
solutely fireproof. It Is built of boiler
Iron, sheet Iron, tin, zinc, copper, nnd
aluminum, nnd the players use asbes
tos towels In the bath.
minute, and the second In forty-five
seconds.
After the bout, Jewell announced In
the lobby of one of the hotels that the
fight was a fake; that it was agreed
between the men that Adamson waa to
secure the first fall, Jewell the second,
and the best man the third. Jewell
stated that he held to his part of the
agreement, but that AdamsQn, taking
advantage of him, aleo secured the sec
ond fall. Adfimson bitterly denied theee
allegations, and for awhile it appeared
that the men would mix up. Cooler
heads prevented this, however, and no
one who paid the admission fee to the
bout lust night Is any the wiser as to
whether or not the match was supposed
to be a prearranged, made-to-order af
fair.
Wrestling Is becoming quite popular
in Newberry, und already several bouts
have been arranged to be pulled off in
this city at an early date.
(Note, by the sporting editor. Oh,
pickles! Some people never know when
they are stung.)
THEY WON THE AMERICAN LEAGUE PENNANT
Dear Question, and Answers—A lo
cal evening paper answered a query of ,
mine tbe other day on which a bet waa 1
made. The question wa». Did anybody.'
evnr anrlrn Mia Fnirllah f'hnnn^l T And
ever swim tbe English Channel? And
the answer mode by tbe paper In ques
tion was .Vo. I paid tbe bet accord
ingly, but have since been told that I
was right and that some man really did
swim tho channel. Will you please
answer this question definitely for me?
BETTOR.
You hnd tho right side of the bet
The English Channel was crossed by
Captain Webb some yeare ago. Tho
feat hoe not been accomplished since
that time.
Dear Sir—What Is the best exorcise
for a young married man who has long
hours at tha office and no nights out'
so he can attend a gymnasium?
HENRY FECK.
Washing dishes. .
Yale Scrubs Score
On * Varsity Team
New Horen, Conn., Oct. 17.—The Tail
eleven woe out tar real work yester
day and the men worked hard and fas
In preparation for their game will
West Point Saturday. During practic
another Yolo etar received Injurle,
which will keep him out of the gam
for a while. Denny, fullback of th
second eleven, dislocated his nose In i
scrimmage In which he found hlmsel
at the bottom of a pile. He expects t<
return to the game within a week,
Yale scrubs fooled the regulars twlci
on novel tricks and succeeded In mak
Ing a touchdown from th, center of th.
Held without losing the ball. *
Just Notes
l•MHMS«»M•,•||M•MI
It Is again reported that this sea- !
son was McQlnnlty’s last. The veter- i
an possesses, a comfortable fortune and
may retire from baseball forever.
Joe Kelly says there Is no truth In
the report that he will manage To
ronto from the bench next season. He
rather expects his draft by the Bos
ton Nationals to stand.
- .. , , . . , THE DETROIT TIGER8.
Reading from left to right, th* player* are, top row: B. Jonss. pitchor: Downs, second catcher; Donovan, pitcher; Killian, pitcher: Crawford, center field; Siever, pitcher; Mul-
pitcher, Erwin, catcher. Bottom row; Rossman, first base: D. Jonss, left field; Jennings, manager; Coughlin, third bass; Cobb, right field: Shsefsr, second base; Payne, catcher,
Schmidt, catcher.
Outfielder Shannon, of the (Hants,
waa the drat major league player to
■core 100 runs. It Is refreshing to note
that a New Yorjt player Is first In
something.
New names tot Boston teams are
springing up all the time. The latest
was perpetrated by Phelan, of the Chi.
cogo Journal, who styled the Nationals
as the Lentils.
Those two fine ex-leaguers. Bill Lau
der and Tom Corcoran, made good with
the Cnlontnwn club this season, help.
Ing them land second place In the P -
O.-M. League.
The National League list of reserved
drafted and purchase dplayers contains
the namea of 275 men, the largest, sav.
Secretary John Heydler, since the war
—the baseball war.
Wagner stands out alone at the head
of tha list In the old league this year
He Is easily the best batter and the
best baae-runner and is within two
runs of being the beat run-getter.