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16 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1907. SPORTING PAGE FOOTBALL DOPE IS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE MIXED ! EDITED BY ip. H. WHITING NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS I By PERCY H. WHITING. Sewanee 54, Alabama 4. “Now what d'ye think o’ thatt” And especially because on Saturday Sewanee could beat Auburn only 12 to 6. Here is the dope running amuck again Up to Monday it was presumed that Alabama and Auburn were about equal in strength. Undoubtedly Sewanee could not play as well on Monday as she did Saturday. It takes a pretty good team to do its best one day and repeat a couple of days later. And yet on Monday Sewanee beat Alabama about four times as badly as she beat Auburn on Saturday. Now wouldn’t thnt twist your dope? As an ordinary proposition of comparative scores it does not cut so much figure, but because of the fact thnt both Sewanee and Auburn are to play here soon—the latter on Saturday—we can’t help taking a lot of interest in the thing. Undoubtedly Auburn is not quite so good as she looked after Saturday’s game. Nor is Sewanee quite as weak as indicated by that game or as strong ns the affair Monday might seem to in dicate. One thing, though, you can count on. Auburn is going to give Tech an awful rub next Saturday and unless the Yellow Jackets can get together and play in better form than they have during the last two weeks Auburn is likely to “pin it on ’em.” Don’t let that Clemson-Tennessoe game twist your dope. Tech beat Tennessee and Clemson did not. But for all that Clemson made ns good a showing against the Knoxville people as Tech did. Right now it looks as. though Clemson would give the Yel low Jackets the usual run, though by November 28 Tech will be in condition to do some running herself. What about this forward pass? Is it the most alluring gold brick of the football bunco world t Or is it the real 18-carat goods all the way through? . When Vanderbilt pulled off one in the Navy game and scored on it with neatness and dispatch it looked like the best play in the business. Jjpfcvit has not amounted to much in Tech’s hands. Auburn and Sewanee can’t seem to do anything with it and throughout the South generally it has been a failure thus far. What makes it seem to have possibilities is that Jlie shrewd est coaches in the business in this section are working diligently and patiently with it and seem to think that it is going to be useful. If tho blamed thing would only “come off” when tried it would he the greatest play ever. It gains a lot of distance and the possibility that it is “duo” makes the team on defensive weaken its lin ( c to guard against it. This makes good line gains possible. We arc a bit .inclined to believe in the play still, in spite of the disappointments. Right now it is being hadly handled. The man who makes the forward pass generally grabs the ball, runs in a circle a couple of times, shuts his eyes and lets ’er go. That it does not fall into the hands of the waiting end (or back or whoover has gone forward to grab it) is not surprising under the circum stances. Tho very crudeness of the trials made at the forward pass here this year is tho most encouraging feature about the play. Evidently when somebody masters it, it is going to work nil right. But just now it is the real puzzle play. AUBURN TEAM, TECH’S NEXT ADVERSARY B. KIRK’S I COLUMN] By WILLIAM F. KIRK. THE BASEBALL BUGLE. Here is the Auburn team, which tackles Tech next Saturday at Tech park. The players are, from left to right—Henges, Motley, Davis. Locke, Batson, Eslinger, Hill, Everette, Sparkman, Harria, Wynn, Wilkerson, Beaver, McCoy, Reynolds. Pent*, the heaviest pounds, does not apepar in the picture. McLure, man (200 FORMAL PROTEST ENTERED BY TECH "WE HAVE A CHANCE AGAINST MICHIGAN CLEMSON DEFEATED Leach, of, Tennessee, Makes One of Those Place Kicks. Clemson, 8. C„ Oct. 22.—Tennessee did not play quite the game against Clemson that she did against Tech, but for all that the Knoxville team waa able to win, yesterday's game by a score of 4 to 0. As In the game In Atlanta, Leach waa the hero. Hie goal from the field wee the only ecore of the day. His punt ing also waa excellent. The Clemeon team showed consid erable strength and will doubtless be a contender for second or third place honora thla year In the 8. I. A. A. Tbe line-up: Clemson. Position. Tonnostoo. McFadden.. ..Left end Cochran Oaaton left tackle Word Kobb left guard Dlnges Clark center Coltrem Fleming.. ..right guard Dougherty McLauren. .* ..right tackle.. ..Walters Coice.. .. V. .. right end Loach Lee quarter I.nucks Amen..- left half Peery Turner right half.. ..McComum Caughman.. .. fullback Wert .Halves, 25 minutes. Officials, F. Blake, umpire. Referee, Bocock. Lines, man, Lewis. OO00000O00O0O000OO000OOO00 o a 0 ATHLETES WIN O o AT MICHIGAN. O O ‘ O O Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. I!.—'The O O athletes at the University of Mich- O O Igan-have won the struggle begun O O fully ten years ago with'the Unt- O u veislt, of Michigan board of re- O O gents. The regents have abol- O O lshed the present athletic board of 0 O control and substituted a new one. 0 0 The new arrangement gives the 0 O athletic party control and Ml.-hl- 0 0 gan will now. In all probability. O 0 be fully as lively In athletics as O O tbe Eastern schools. SqOO00000000000000000°CO00 The Cleveland club baa a young catcher named Joseph WlUon, who hap been playing I - profeaalona 1 ball in Pennsylvania this year. His signature tn a Cleveland contract brlnwLthe to tal of players on the Cleveland list up to 29. Prank Rtuhlerham may officiate in the National League next year. £ SEWANEE A WINNER Defeats Alabama by a Sur prisingly Large Score. Special to The Georxlsn. Tuscaloosa. Ala., Oct. 22.—An awful shock was developed here Monday aft ernoon when the Sewanee team defeat ed the University of Alabama team by a score of 64 to 4. The men from the Tennessee moun tains seemed to have been shaken out of their trance by the Jolt Auburn gave them and they played football right from the shoulder. Alabama put up practically no re sistance. The line and the ends were, equally easy and the Tigers ran until they were tired, and then ran some more. Monday's showing against Alabama was very much stronger than that of Saturday against Auburn. The line-up: Alabama. Countess, c. l.uinler, rg. .. .. W. Pratt. Ig. Burks. It. ... Hobbs, rt. Tutwller, re. D. Pratt, le. .. .Kdwards-Pratt, q. .Hannon-Foster, fb. Shlpp-Evnns, rh. .Sturdivant-Jones, rh. Markley-KIssele. Ih. .. Jones-Keldy, lit. Ask S. I. A. A. to Allow Da vis To Play This Year. The Georgia School of Technology Athletic Association, through Its ath letic director, W. N. Randle, ha* sent a formal protest to the ruling of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Asso ciation that American University Is en titled to a college ranking. In athletics and to the decision that, as It Is. J. R. Davis Is Ineligible to play with the Tech team. « It Is pretty generally understood that there will be a re-rating which will shut American University out ns a col lege. but In order to take no chances a formal protest has been sent to. Profes sor Holmes, of the ranking committee. It follows: "October 21, 1907. "Professor Edward T. Holmes, Vice President, care of Mercer Universi ty, Macon. Ga.: "Dear Sir—With reference to the classification of the American Univer sity as affecting the present eligibility of J. R. Davis, you doubtless remember that In our convention cm the ISth Inst. 1 stated that we should certainly pro test the disqualification of J. R. Davis under the one-year rule. "Now, the American College or more correctly American University of Har- rlman. Tenn., has been classified 'a col lege,’ and since you have declared Mr. Davis ineligible under the one-yenr rule we enter this formal protest by virtue of the following facts: "First. The American University was In 1906 a preparatory school. This Is conclusively shown In the copy of let ter (In your possession) from the In stitution—the original letter you have already seen. “Second. Thut the American Univer sity was not of college grade In an ath letic sense In 19U6 and 1908 (at which time Mr. J. R. Davis attended that In stitution). IS conclusively proven by the football scores of tho team representing American University. Attention Is di rected to the fact that during these two years the American University played only one college tenm, the University of Tennessee, which latter team defeated the American University In 1905 by a score of 104 to 0. Last year the Uni versity of Tennessee was much w eaker, having been defeated by Marysville by A TECH RECRUIT. PENNANT WINNERS OF 1907 League, Winner. National League Chicago. 111. American League....' Detroit. Mich. Hftstern .League Toronto, Ont. Western League ‘ Omaha, Nebr. American Association Columbus, O. Pacific Coast League Unfinished. New York State League Albany, N. Y. Three Eyes League i Rock Island. 111. Southern League Atlanta. Ga. New England League Worcester, Mass Connecticut League Holyoke. Mass. Central League Springfield. O. Western Association.... Wichita, Kas. Cotton States League Mobile, Ala. Texas La-ague Austin. Tex. South Atlantic League Charleston. S. C. Iowa State I-eugue Burlington, la. Interstate League Erie, Pa. Ohlo-Ponnsylvnnla League Akron, O. Virginia League Danville, Va. Northwestern League Aberdeen. 8. D. Kansas State League Bartlesville. Okla. South Michigan League Tecumseh. Mich. Wisconsin League ..Disputed. Copper Country League Winnipeg. Man. Western Canada League Medicine Hat. Alta. Til-State League Wllllnmspnrt, Pa. West Pennsylvania League Fairmont. W. Va. Penna.-Ohlo-Md. League Steubenville, O. Gulf Coast Leugue I-ake Charles, I.a. Eastern Illinois League Mattoon. 111. South Carolina League Camden, S. C. —SAYS D. M'GUGIN. After Seeing Wolverines Play Thinks Vandy Has a Chance. BIG ENTRY LIST FOR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP 8ewane«. T. I'nvanH, c. ... Faulkenberry, rg. Chaheap, lg, .. . Stone, It Lewis, rt Nelson, re Williams, le. ... Barren, q Lanier, fb. D. FRASER WINS. In a rough-house specialty act the Donahl Fraser School defeated the Boys* High School Monday afternoon by a ocore of 10 to 6. The line-up: Donald Fraaer. High School. McCaakell, e Wilkins, *•. King-Haile, rg Loco. IK. Watson, lg Hinton, lg. Wylly, rt McDonald, rt. Reese-Hatle, It ..Neal-Ward. It. Mazyck, le. .. ....Everett u’apt.), le. Hookes, re Coleman, re. Toileson, q .. Crandall, q. Jenkins (Capt.), fb Edmfston, fb. Powell, lhb G. Goree, Ihb. McDonald, rhb...R. Gofee-Delaney rhb. Touchdowns, R. Goree 1. Jenkins 2. Kicked goal, Crandall 1. Referees, Tlchenor and Whltely. Umpire, Jarvis. Time-keepers. Wright and Annlstead, Linemen. HIM and Osborne. Time of halves, 20 minutes. A vary largo entry l» counted on by the Atlanta Athletic Club for Its an nual golf tournament, which begins Saturday over the East Lake courae. The tournament committee has ar ranged it so thnt those who desire con play their qualifying round Saturday morning. This is convenient for the football cranks who want to play In the tournament, but who do not care to miss the Auburn-Tech game Saturday afternoon. As there are considerably over 100 pluying members of the Atlanta Ath letic Club and as no entry fee Is charg. ed for the tournament and because three handsome cups are offered It Is certain thut there will be a record- {breaking entry. Forty-eight players ; will be qualified In the three flights and ; In consequence any player of even op* , dlnary ability will haVe a good chance j to get in the game. Competition for the championship Is likely to be even more keen than It whs last year. F. O. Byrd, the present champion, has recently been deposed from first pla«* on the A. A. C. team by W. J. Tilsou, and the latter golfer is quite likely to make a bid for first honors. W. P. Hill Is the only other besides Mr. Byrd who has ever won By JOHN CRAIG. Nashville. Tenn., Oct. 22.—Coach Mc- Gugln returned to the city late yes terday from Indianapolis. Ind., where he witnessed the Michigan-Wabash game. He seemed very serious and contem plative of what ho had seen. "I had a long, heart-to-heart talk with Manager Baird, Coach Yost and Trainer Fitzpatrick,** he said, “and we talked far Into the night. There was nothing we were trying to conceal from each other, excepting, of course, some pet formations, and we discussed Mich igan pro and con from every’stand point. “We all realized that the Michigan- Vnnderbllt ggme will be a hard one, and though my feeling for Yost and Michigan is of the warmest, yet Yost realizes that l am thinking my head off to defeat his team, and Yost made no secret that ho expects to use every ef fort to beat Vanderbilt. 'VVe are going after your team first and then Penn sylvania,* jmltl my old coach, ‘and we will leave nothing undone to get the call. We will save nothing for the Pennsylvania game If It Is necessary to uncork it against you.’ “We all agreed that Michigan this year Is far below the caliber of the teams of ’01, ’02,- ’03 and *04. ‘We have no Hestons. Longmans, Maddlcks, nor Snows nowadays,’ said Keene; *we just haven’t the men of their quality, but the team this year Is at least three touchdowns better than, that of last. You ought to have defeated us last year, for’you had much the best team, but our luck was too much.’ “Michigan at times showed much speed against Wabash. The men fol lowed the bait In great style. She had no difficulty In making ground at straight football, but after the game was safe continually tried forward passes. Most of them went wrong, but the Trawlek cup. and with U the city |ft' IsVJlh^n^ZlmfTthai championship, and a* usual he will be 1 play. "Do I think we have a chance? Ye*. EDITORIAL. During the last Chicago-New York series the brave Yankees fighting under Griffith's banner (but not under a pen nant) spoiled the last chances and dashed the forlorn hopes of the Chicago White Sox, present champions of th, world. The readers of the Baseball Bugle If they have carefully' perused the ed itorials appearing from time to time In th|s position, know that while the editor of this Journal admires a chani. plon, he never banks on a champion to repeat. The editor of this Journal has been too long In the league to enthuse over past performances. As the great poet Shelley once wrote- "It ain't what you were last Tuesday It’s what you are now, old pal.” The Chicago White Sox and their brilliant manager, Fielder Jones, have had their little day. Last season they came up the line with a rush, won the pennant In the American League, and then, with a superb exhibition of bull dog courage, lowered tho colors of the mighty Chicago Cubs. It was a great performance, almost as grent as the Journalistic feats ac complished by tho editor of the Bugle. But It was done In 1906, and. like last year's bird nest, Is now strictly on the hummer. When Hannibal returned to Car thage. the nation he had fought so gallantly to defend, he expected a great ovation. "I gave Rome an awful siege,” he told his former adherents, "and made, taking everything Into con. slderntlon, a most brilliant campaign.” "We know, we know,” they replied, "but you didn’t bring back any pen nants. What we want is results." When brave Horatlus, the defender of the Roman bridge, of whom the editor lias often spoken, came back across the Tiber and got his bit of money, he wns all to the mustard until the money was gone. When his coin was exhaust, ed and he tried to mace the proprietor of the Applan Way Metropolo for a matter of ' ten sesterces (about two bones of our money), he was turned down without merry. He was a good fellow when he had It, but that let him out. The editor of The Bugle wishes to Impress on our readers the Importance of saving up for a rainy day. Don't get too dry during the dry season! When the White Sox camo here early In the season they wore their world's championship uniforms very proudly. They had a right to wear those uni forms proudly, for they had made a gallant fight for the privilege of wear ing those uniforms. t X U '■ f When the White Sox left this city they left sadly and with heads bowed down, like a man leaving the last chance on the way home. Sic Transit Gloria Comlskey. Football Season Begins at Emory Emory College. Oxford, Ga.. Oct. 2!.— The football schedule opened here yes terday with games between the senior* and Juniors and between the sopho mores and freshmen. The first gamo was somewhat of a surprise, as many thought the senior* -would have little trouble In defeating 'the Juniors. As shown by the score, 19 to o. la favor of the seniors, It ws« rather closely contested. Robertson, Fe|ker and Dewar played best for the seniors, while Roberts \va* the slur for the Juniors. Ward, Hill and Lambert also played good ball, 8eniors. Juniors. Strickland, c. Heath, r. contender this year, and by far stronger one than he was last year. Among the other members of the "old guard"—which neither dies nor sur renders—arc P. T. Mnrye, Dr, Frank Holland, Clarence Angler, Milton Dar- gan and a few others, all of whom have' a chance. Among the newer players! those of possible championship caliber are W. R. Tlchenor, George Adair, 8. C. Williams and a few "dark horses,” which may come through and take the money. indeed, though I do not say an even chaise.” A DAHLONEGA STAR. ! a large score, and due to this extreme weakness the University of Tennessee defeated the American University by a smaller score. A second game was played later In the season resulting In a tie. "Third. The eligibility of students to - participate In athletics In our assoola- I til-11 has been, and must, necessarily I continue to be, based on eligibility on , the date of the 'eligibility statement.' ! We believe that to be self evident, but I for example, we cite the cose of [Weems, who qualified In March of the I one year later: then, the declaration of Mr. Davis is.iuribillty under the one- year rule Is an ex post facto ruling and should be -reversed. -Sixth. If the American University was not technically a college prior to October 19, 1907. nnd. If Mr. Davis had been declared eligible ‘under the new constitution of the S. 1. A. A.' In writ ing on October. 13, then any ruling dis qualifying Mr. Davis under the one- year rule is ex post facto, and should be reversed! "Seventh. Prior to October 19. 190' present year at Auburn, and played the olnsstflcafton'of colleges, In the ter. ' ‘ - - - r |tory of the 8. I. A. A., was determined by the vice -presidents of the various districts.- On October IS. the vice pres idents-of this district examined unim peachable evidence proving Use proper ranking of the American University to be u preparatory school. The said vice president did, at tl:39 a. tn., on October IS. rank the American Uni versity as a preparatory school, and did approve the eligibility statement of J. R. Davis on this classification by said vice president. It ts evident that any vlassfleation of the American Uni versity by the excutlve committee of {through the Intercollegiate baseball [ season, although during that season -Ur. Weems entered Into a contract to ; play on the Montgomery professional : team. Thus tt was known definitely that he would at a future date become . u professional, but until he did play at I Montgomery and receive money there- I for he was admittedly pure from an I atmeiic slutiupuilit, and could n n t be disqualified on the date of his -ellgt- ' bllity statement.’. "Fourth. On October 19, 1906. the committee on classification of tbe S. I. A. A. published for the first time Its ranking of our Southern colleges. This I the S, I. A. A. nt any hour later than lassiflcatlon was not effective (under-11:60 a. m.. October 18, 1907, most he The Uhlcago ehamnlons won seven 1-0 games this season and white washed opponents thirty enc times. "BIG" SIMS. Here Is the ex-Dahtonega player who has Joined the Tech squad and who I* pretty sure of a place on the Yellow Jacket teom. 81ms played brilliant football for Dah- loneaa lost year. the resolution passed by.the assoefa- . lion at Sewanee) until the hour ef Its ! publication. Pending this official pub- I licatlon, the various vice presidents 1 were to continue to classify on their own responsibility, as formerly -Fifth. If the American University was not H college, either In an academ ic or athletic sense during the year 1906, which same year Mr. J. R. Davis Played on Us football team. and. If it wa* not clsxaed as a college until 1907, ex pest facto In so far as the ellgibllty of said Davis to participate in Inter collegiate athletics at the Georgia School of Technology Is concerned. "Ho much for the technical side of the case. In equity, you have admitted that the American University should not be ranked a college and we hope yon can see your way clear to remove tbe disability of J. R- Davis for reasons stated. Very truly, "A. A. OF THE G. S. T„ Haddock, lg. Jones, rg. .. Sullivan, It. .. Williams, rt. . Snow, le. ... Felker, re. .. Wisdom, . .Townsend, rg .. . .Lambert, It. .. Copeland, It. ,.. Marshall, le. I ...Robert*. Smith,' q °Sn n *rh' Robertson, lh. . ,\\onl. In- Dewar, f. ... .' P* ev * The second game between the sopbo- mores and freshmen began as ir u would be by far the better of the tso. The first half of the game was entirelj la favor of the freshmen. Althougn outweighed a good deal, the freshmen played one of the pluckiest games eier witnessed on tho Emory gridiron. In the second halt the eopbomoj-e* braced up and soon after the "hiin blew scored a touchdown. This sjeme to take all the heart out of the fresh men. as after that the sophomores ha the game entirely In their hands. Th. final score was 21' to 0. , For the sophomores Cloy. Butler on> Lewis played good ball. while Jon** Montgomery, Mtdd)ebrooks and Arrlng ton played star ball for the freshmen. - Fr.inm.n. Johnson ,c. Walker, rg. Mlrlrk, If. ... .Saunders, rt. .. ..Irwin, It. Skelton, re. Jones, le. .' ..' Stephenson 9- ..Montgomery. in- "DADDY" CREEL. Here le the man who played the moat brilliant game for Dahlonega against Tech. He was in the middle of evesy play and fought gameiv- thmugh the long grind of tbe 70 to o run-over. Sophomores. Wood, c McWhorter, rg. .. . Corker-Norman,. lg. Stiles, rt Edmondson, It. .. • Butler, re Wlght-Gallaher, !e. Wlght-Gallaher. q. . Ad.m. rh f.::. v.:'- .Middh&J Handball Doubles Played at A. A. C. The Atlanta Athletic Club *|| l Jjftj Its annual doubles handball tournm ien In the gymnasium of the clD mu house Tuesday night. All but the chM lenge round will be flnhffied ln night. The final event, when the ton nament winners meet Smlthsmi" 1 ^ er, the present champions, wilt c° m !at*r In th# week. — 41-2x34 ContinenlalTires Complete, $38.00 Each Four tires, almost now. never punctured. Not u-sinK car they are on and don t want them to spoil. Ad- dress “Tires,” care Geo** gian.