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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1907. SPORTING PAGE COBB, BASEBALL HERO, RETURNS TO HIS NATIVE STATE i EDITED BY IP. H. WHITING TYRUS COBB IS , AT HOME AGAIN Is One of the Big Features of the State Fair, and Will Be in Town Until Saturday. Then Goes to Royston. Tyrui Cobb, of Royston, Os., lend tag batter and best outfielder of the American League, arrived In Atlanta Thursday on his way from Detroit to his home. Ty and that diamond medal he was given the day of the first world's championship series at Chicago was one of the star features of the stats fair Thursday afternoon, and divided Interest with Jim Simpson, winner of the Georgia Derby; the cowboys of "Ranch 101" and the other features of Georgia's "Big Show." Ty Is looking bale and hearty, and In no way pulled down by the gruelling and nerve-wearing battle which won for Detroit the American League championship. It was hard for those who saw Cobb for the first time to believe that this was the man who had fought his way through the American League and licked more men than any single base ball player In the business today. Mayor Joyner, the First Baseball Fan of Georgia, was among the first to greet Cobb after his arrival In At lanta. ”1 can't get over It, though," said the mayor, "trying to figure out how that chap ts a great batter and a great fighter. He Is a quiet, gentlemanly, modest chap. To see him you would never think for a minute that he was a baseball wonder and the hero of the season. He Is as modest and retiring os a "girl, and Is a gentleman In every Cobb, as Is usual, was not much In favor of talking about himself and his achievements. When asked, however, for the reason why the American League champs made such a poor showing In the championship race, he said; "It was just a case of our having been worn out by the race for the pen nant in the American League. Every best and was under a terrible mental and physical strain. We lay awake nights with the worry of It, and were never at ense except in the games. When we won the pennant we were all In. And then the whole team just collapsed. The Cubs had been taking It easy and were in trim for the race, and, rmtren thftV !lf>flt III afllllv" of course, they beat us easily.' Cobb will stay In Atlanta until Sat' urday, when he plans to leave for Royston, where he will spend the win ter. Ty brings a fine report of the work of his kid brother, who was placed with the Kalamaxoo team by Bill Smith last spring. Young Cobb lost out there, because of the family habit of trying to lick every man on the team. Later he was taken on by the Wichita team and finished out the sea son there, playing great ball. He bat ted .ltd, which is also another family characteristic, though not as highly developed In the youngster as In “Big Bud Ty." It Is not Improbable that Bill Smith will draft young Cobb, though ho has not confessed to date. Cobb has piped Bill Smith oft to some first-class ball players he can secure, and his knowledge of t „ the play ers In the North is going to be a big help to Smith in getting together the Atlanta team for 1801. In speaking of the Atlanta team of 1808 Col obb said: "You have a great player/ln Collins. He will make good." We didn't know we had a player named Collins, but glad he's "the works." I8MIM8HHIHIII NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS IM8MHIIMM8MMHIMI By PERCY H. WHITING. Wanted—Somebody who will bring peace to our Georgia prep school family. Nobody but a good strong man need apply. There is a great opening around in these diggings for some body who wants the thi anklcss job of getting the prep schools to gether on a peaceful basis and making the teams play ball and quit squabbling. Gordon is over in one corner, sulking because nobody will come over and play with her. And doubtless Gordon lias a sulk coming. In our own back yard Donald Fraser and Boys’ High School arc getting pugilism, football and oratory sadly mixed. And all over the state there is an unsettled feeling that some of the schools are trying harder than tho law allows to get good football and baseball players. This beforementioned disagreement between tho two local schools is of no earthly interest, except to the friends of tho two schools. But it brings up tho old principle that we have uncorked so often and which wo propose to rehash every now and then as long as we arc on the job. And that is that all games should be placed to the finish and played with as little squabbling as is convenient. TECH LOOKS FOR TIGHT GAME WITH MIGHTY AUBURN BUNCH GEORGIA TEAM IN RATHER BAD WAY HUGHES. Left end of the Auburn team. Fitz Will Whip O’Brien on Sight Pittsburg, Oct. 5S.—Bob Fltxelmmona, former heavyweight champion of the world, last night declared that he would thrash Philadelphia Jack O'Brien on sight. The conqueror of Corbett stated, moreover, that O’Brien had sedulously kept out of his way since he wrote an article stating that the Fltsslmmons-Jnhnson go at Philadel phia was crooked. The old gladiator lighter announced that he was still the undefeated middleweight champion and that he had not retired from the ring. He Is still open to challenges from any pugilist of class In the heavy and mid dleweight divisions. BOWLING SPORTS. Local Squad in Good Shape and Ought to Play Fast Game. Tech is going against the Auburn team Saturday with about the same line-up which she used in tho opening games of the season. Snyder will be at center, as usual, and Henderaon and Smith will be guards. The tackle proposition is.a cinch, now that Davis Is again in good standing, and he and Brown will hold down those positions.. Robert will play one end and the other will be a scram ble between Hill and Jones. Buchanan will play quarter again. Fitzsimmons will handle one halfback position and Captain Sweet the other. At fullback will be Luck. Here Is the only new development. The matter of getting a good .line plunger has been worrying Coach Helsman, and he decided to give Luck a chance. This men has been a lines man to date, but Is showing up well at his new post. That the Tech-Auburn game will bo close Is the opinion of Tech author! ties. "It looks like a case of 'dog eat dog.'" was Coach Helsman's comment. "I don't see that we hove anything on them, and I also don'* *»e th»t f'-v have much on us. Before' the Se- wanes game I, was .not inuen worried, Now I am. I think it will he a peach of a game." Captain Sweet said: ' "I think that Sewanee was over-confident when she tackled Auburn. But still Auburn made a good showing, there Is no discount ing that. ' it ought to be a very e-’en game. I don’t see that either side has any advantage.” The last knock-about practice scrim- make before the Auburn game came off Coach Helsman sent hie men up and down the fields until It was black dark and until locating the ball after a punt was like chasing a rabbit with your eyes shut. CAN PASS SOME. Get good officials in the first plnco. That is going to save n lot of trouble. They may cost something at tho jump, but they are cheap in the long run. And then, when you get them, abide by their decisions; be that abiding ever so painful. Wo may seem to be stressing this thing unduly, hut every team which charges admission to its games owes it to the publio to play them to the finish and not to mar them by a lot of unnec essary argument with the officials.... if every team that got a decision it did not like stopped to argue about it there would not he much fun in going to see games played. The best way to take a had decision is to grit your teeth and play just twice as hard in order to mako up for it. Then, the next time, get another official. The bowling festivities were con tinued at the Atlanta Athletic Club gymnasium Thursday night, and tha teams captained by Patterson and Sam William* were the nfinners. B. Williams' team defeated T. T. Williams' aggregation by a score of 2,061 to 1,798. Patterson’s team won i over Doonan's by a score of 2,081 to 1,950. Charley Strong's 190 was the belt Individual score. The line-ups were: Patterson, captain; Morgan, Hudson, Berrien, T. Doonnn. A. A. Doonan, captain; Fleming, Lyons, Borne. Winn. Sam Williams, captain; Malden, Strong. Knauff. T. T. Williams, cap tain; Clark, Wilson, Gibson, Saunders. BOB BLAKE. Here Is a picture of Vanderbilt’s captain passing the ball. It ts one of his long posies to his brother, Vaughn, that enabled Vanderbilt to score against the navy. Illness, Injuries and Parental Objections . Playing Havoc With Whitney’s Bunch of Men. Special to The Georgian. Athens, Ga., Oct. 25.—Since the Ten nessee game the Georgia team has gone through a thorough process of reorgan isation. Conch Whitney realises the task that he must face In building up the weight of the team, for that was the cauee of defeat at the hands of Tennessee. An earnest canvass of the student body Is being made In order to get the most weight consistent with good playing. Several large men have recently been persuaded to come out, and If they make good will Increase the weight of the team considerably. Other men of experience In the college are being pre vailed upon to report. Parental objec tion and studies are the main obstacles. In answer to tho call 5Iartln. who has been out of the game so far. Is prac ticing now and Is showing up well. Others who are similarly situated will doubtlees go out for practice soon. Mc Donald, Whatley and Roemer will also probabiy respond. Wray, the 225-pound center. Is out of the game, owing to Illness In his family. Lucas, a good man, but much lighter than Wray, has been playing center, Harman Is laid up with In juries sustained In the Mercer contest and may bo out for a week yet. Cleve land, a 200-pounder, Is playing Har man's guard. Graves, whose ability Is well known, has quit the game for good and Is drilling regularly In the afternoon with the cadets. In preparation for several big games of tile.near future Coach Whitney has hid the team In secret practice recently. Everything Is quiet on Herty Held every aftemopn; no songs or yells—every thing work, work. work. Only those directly connected with the team are permitted within the arena and the student body Is kept In suspense. Georgia plays Alabama down In Montgomery Saturday, and should take the game, provided the line can be strengthened so as to prevent on slaughts through the center. Other wise, In swiftness, there will be no fear. While Georgia plays Alabama, the scrubs meet Stone Mountain here on Herty held. Coach McGugin Organizes Vanderbilt Second Team HARRI8. Right halfback of the Auburn team. JIM SIMPSON WINS DERBY The first Georgia Derby for 3-year- olds at a mile and a. quarter, and pre sumably for 3-year-olds, waa run at Piedmont park Thursday afternoon and on by Jim Simpson. Dew Star was second and Fenian third. After the start It was all over but the shouting, of which there was some considerable. The results; First Race—Four and a half furlongs; Teeta H won; Lady Franktort, second; Capuclne third. Time, 671-5. Second Race—Six furlongs; Randolph Jr., won; Wooltessa. second: Brother Breese, third. Time, HIT, Third Race—Six and a half furlongs; Leo Bright, won; Thunderbolt, second; Cocoon, third. Time, 1:28 3-5. Fourth Race—The Georgia Derby, mile and a quarter: Jim Simpson, won; Dew Star, second; Fenian, third. Time, 2:121-4. By JOHN CRAIG. Special to The Georgian. Nashville. Tenn., Oct. 25.—The fierce rain storm which lasted but a few min. utes yesterday afternoon Interfered with, but did not prevent, practice. For thirty minutes the scrubs and first eleven scrimmaged vigorously. The scrubs were glvon Michigan's forma tions, and the Commodores were coach ed to try to break them up. Vanderbilt students learned with pleasure that Mr. Davis, of Tech, has Men declared eligible. While the Com modores will expect a mighty hard struggle with Tech and arc not partic ularly delighted to see the Atlanta school greatly strengthened, yet the sense of fair play here led everyone to hope that Davis would be allowed to day this year. A good many students tere are familiar with the so-called American University, and feel that any ruling which would give It standing as an S. 1. A. A. was either due to a vast misconception of tho Harrlman Institu tion or was a huge, joke. Vandy Has 8tcond Team, A new plan with reference to the sec. ond team will be tried out at Vanderbilt shortly. Heretofore substitutes on the first team have received little or no actual experience In games during the season. Men of excellent ability like Spick” Hall, Jimmy Haygond and others during the past years at Van derbilt have had little actual experience In games. They were not quite good enough to be on tho 'varsity team, be ing held as substitutes, enabling them to get Into games only during the' last few minutes, or when a regular was Injured, and as injuries had been so In frequent at Vanderbilt they received very little chance. There are several substitutes on the 'varsity squad, among whom Williams is one, who are almost 'varsity caliber. ■■ win-, wiiu otu milium >uiaiiy t-unour. In order to give these men experience that will make them stronger and bet ter football players next year. Coach McGugin has taken the ‘varsity substi tutes, together with the most promising of the scrubs, and has selected what Is known os a second eleven and has drilled them In 'varsity formations. Will Play on Mondays. An effort will be made to have games with some of the loading preparatory schools and this second eleven on each Monday afternoon during the remainder of the season. McGugin will then be able to see the substitutes in action and will be able to coach them more Intelli gently, &a the strength and weakness of football players show up never so well as during a gnme. Manager Palmer expects to have a gamo Monday with cither Mooney or Castle Heights eleven. Monday afternoon Is the best day, Inas much as the ‘varsity seldom scrlmmn** Upon the Monday following a game. No secret practice has be kg' een held on Dudley field this year, and It Is doubt ful whether nny will be had. This Is a deviation from the usual conduct of practice work. However, It Is likely that the Commodores have talked it over. “Emmons for Quality” For Clothes-Satisfaction Look for the Emmons Label Stone Mountain Boys Are Laying For” Ga. Scrubs ft l Coming back to our little spiel about Captain Willems’ charges against the Georgia colleges and our comments on the same, we might mention that possibly n slight clarification of one of our sentences in yesterday’s “NotNcwsButViews”would be in order, thought it was reasonably clear—for us—at the •tart. , It was in regard to the charge of a University of Georgia man that Lafitte and Brown had received money for playing in the same game. Our remark was that IF TRUK the deal reflected just as much discredit on Georgia as it did on Tech. But we did not have the capital letters in the first article on the subject. Now come the Tech authorities who state positively that the charge, as far as Lafitte is concerned, is not true. They state that the only time that Brown and Lafitte work ed in the game was at Winder, and produce the following af fidavit to show that Lafitte escaped with his amateur standing untarnished. Before me appeared L. W. Nowell, who being duly sworn, deposes and says that he was the manager of the Winder, Ga., baseball team during the summer of 1906 and that one Ed La- fltta played ball with the Winder ball team during said sum mer and for said playing Ed Lafitte received no emoluments and derived no profit, financial or otherwise. L. W. NOWELL. Sworn to and subscribed before me Jan. St, 1907. L. A. HOUSE. N. P. In anticipation of another kick against Lafitte the Tech athletic authorities state that they have submitted to Dr. Win. L. Dudley, president of the S. 1. A. A., the question of Ed Lafitte’s right to sign with Jersey City and still retain hi* ama teur standing. Dr. Dudley’s ruling in this case is that Lafiete does not become a professional until he has played with the Jersey City team and received money for so doing. This de cision wss anticipated last year when Sam Weems was allowed so sign with Montgomery and then finish out the season with Auburn. The University School trim of Stone Mountain It beglnnlug to round Into mid- season form. Monday found tho mountain boys return- lint from a victorious trip to Mllledrcrllle, where they defeated the Georgia Military Academy eleven by a score of (9 to 0. This score shows the strength of the mountain team. At this wss the first game of the season, the studenta received newt of the victory with groat joy, and celebrated with a bon fire that materially redneed the supply of combustibles ou the mountain. Next Saturday will find the mountain boys In Athens, bnttllnr against foemen worthy of their steel. The Georgia scrubs contest every Inch of groune. . , however, to hold them to s reasonable score. Unless there Is some accident, the the seme, sod tho Georgia scrubs wll Local Sportsmen Continually Violate State Game Laws Sporting Editor or The Georgian: Dear Sir—The writer has never be- fore "ruahed Into print,” but tho temp, tatlon offered by your article of yester day with reference to the shooting of quail out of season Is one which I find It Impossible to withstand. I am one of the many Atlanta sportsmen who are devoted to shooting, and am the owner of some of the best-bred bird dogs In this section. For at least three weeks past there has hardly been a day that 1 have not heard of quail being shot by acquain tances of mine, although os you know the open season does not begin until November 1. For Instance, I have one acquaintance, who, to my personal knowledge, has taken two trips already, staying one day the first and two days the second time. On the first trip he 41-2x34 Continental Tires Complete, $38.00 Each Four tires, almost new, never punetured. Not using ear they arc ou and don’t want them to spoil. Ad dress “Tires,” care Geor gian. succeeded In bagging fifteen birds: the result of the second trip 1 have not yet learned. Another friend of mine was out one morning this week for an early morning jaunt, killing three. I heard a few day* ago from a friend of mine in the northern part of the state, that he was out one afternoon and killed fifteen. Another man who was In my office some days ago Informed me that he had been to his old home In North Georgia for a stay of three weeks, dur. Ihg which time he had hunted birds al most every day, finding them unusually plentiful. I have no suggestion to offer as a remedy to this condition. I simply sub mit these facts for the attention of those who are Interested, If Indeed there are any such. In each of the cases named the parties are too well known to me for ine to even think of taking any action which would In any way embarrass them, not even If every game bird In the state of Georgia was at stake Furthermore. I beg to say that I have never known of a case in the j state where a person was prosecuted for an infringement of this knu! and 1 can hardly see how a private cltlxen who happens to know of such infringe ments should be expected to take action since such parties are usual! friends or acquaintances and the In formation usually reaches him In spirit of confidence. Very truly yours. ENOUSH-AMERICAN. Atlanta, Oa.. Oct. 21. 1907. No matter the position you get in while wearing an Emmons Suit it has no effect on the shape of the gar ment. That’s the result of hand-tailoring, together with hair cloth in front and in shoulders. 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