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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1907. SPORTING PAGE 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. 00000000000000000000000000 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 OOOROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 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.