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TECH-GEORGIA GAME WILL BE SEASON’S “BIG SHOW” Ip.I'vIungi
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By PERCY H. WHITING.
If you are desirous of getting the hunch that the athletic
affairs of the Southern Colleges are in the worst condition ever
you are entitled to a brief tnlk with Coach Kicnholz, formerly of
the University of Wisconsin, now coaching the Auburn team.
Mr. Kienholz has a string of charges as long as your arm,
embracing, with full particulars, men on Tech, Georgia, Sewaneo
and Alabama teams.
His chief charge against Tech is that the local team is playing
Davis. The Auburn coach says that Davis is a professional base
ball player and that he played Inst year with a college team—
to-wit: that of American University.
The ranking committee has settled the standing of American
University. If Mr. Kienholz will put his other charges against
Davis in writing they will no doubt be promptly taken up.
His charges against Georgia and Scwanee are decidedly gen
eral Against Alabama ho mentions names and claims that the
Tuscaloosa team is playing at least four ringers.
It is the opinion of local football cranks that Mr. Kienholz
has been more or less misled by groundless rumors. Talk of the
same character has been going the rounds here for some time—
but nothing definite has been uncovered.
The feeling is growing stronger here each day, however, that
the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association will be forced
to adopt a rule—which has so often been proposed—which will
provide that no mnn may play football with any college team
until he has been with that college as a regular student one year.
This rule has been talked of for a long time, but it has been
turned down as often ns brought up because it was felt that so
many Southern colleges have so few men to draw from anyway
that it was a mistake to further limit the number. ,
If there is no way out of the present undesirable situation,
however, the S. I. A. A. will undoubtedly see its duty and do it.
This proposed one-year rule would do more to prevent pro.
•'essionalism and the offering of illegitimate inducements than
iny other rulo which could be adopted. And it practically en
forces itself.
It is pretty hard to prevent professionalism and ncar-pro-
fessionalism under the present rules. There is no doubt
in. the minds of any of the initiated, but that the
prominent and wealthy alumni of various colleges of the
South are paving the way of good athletics who are going to
college. They “lend” the money to the man on notes and in case
of a pinch can produce the notes. There is nothing on the face
of them to show an obvious fact, towit: That nobody has any
notion that the note will ever be payed.
But no man is coming to college just for the nthletio end and
stick it out for a year beforo he is allowed to play in a single
regular game. Nor is any professional, no matter how big his
salary, going to study and keep up in his classes for a whom
year in order to play the following year.
It seems to me that the South is on the edge of the “You-
Can’t-Play-Till-You’vo-Been-In-Collcge-One-Year” rule, and the
sooner it is passed the better.
ORGANIZED BASEBALL
THREATENED BY WAR
American Association Wants Major League
Protection, and Smaller Leagues Have
Grievances.
By SAM CRANE.
Ntw York, Oct. 30.—At a conference
between the Eastern League und the
American Association at the Victoria
Hotel, no amicable arrangement was
arrived at as to an exact classification
for the two organizations.
The American Aasoclatton'a delegates
were still defiant In their attitude
against the National Commission and
say they will surely break away from
It and organised ball unless the major
protecUon Is given.
The Eastern League representatives
were more conservative, but they too
will ask for Increased protection, but
make no threats. After a session last
ing three hours without results, the
conference adjourned until today. The
national association Itself Is on the
verge of revolt, and It will not take
much to stir the entire body Into re
bellion.
Today's happenings will probably
setUe the question whether there will
be war or not. The situation Is grave.
If the more conservative element
among the national association dele
gates who deplore another busebatl war
on account of Injury to the game which
will result, ran convince radicals that
war Is the last resort, then things may
be smoothed over. It looks at present
as If the national association will have
to grant several concessions In the way
or protection of class A clubs. One
delegate produces letters from two big
league dubs which otter for sole to a
minor league club players who have
just been drafted, lyjs a fact, too, as
one delegate states,, that several big
league clubs have si\d back to minor
league clubs the same players the for
mer have drafted and at a largely In'
creased price—sometimes at nearly
double.
The St. Louis National League club
was mentioned by a delegate as one of
the chief offenders In this obviously
unfair practice.
Certain major league clubs are also
charged with being so greedy that they
draft any number of players they can
not use.
A. A. C. Golf Players Are
Qualifying For Trawick Cup
VICTIM PLAYERS WORKING
Weeks Makes Only Feeble
Effort to Beat A.
Attell.
Says Mr. Kienholz, "I am sorry to see conditions in the
South as bad aa they are. The North went through it a few
years ago and just escaped with football intact. For awhile it
looked as though the game was going to be abolished entirely.
And it is too good a game to go.”
“The South is in a bad way athletically. If they don’t put
through some reforms football is likely to be blacklisted. People
don’t want to see a lot of hired men play. If they did they
would pay better to see professional football. But they don’t
care a snap for anything but strictly amateur games.”
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The first qualifying rounds for the
•Rrawlck cup were played Monday aft
ernoon and throughout the week the
golfers of tbs club will keep hammer
ing away at their scores In an effort to
get the figures low enough to qualify
for the handsome cup put up by Ham
Trawick. of New York, for the Atlanta
Athletic Club golfers.
There seems to be a mistaken notion
that handicaps are not counted In the
qualifying round. They are, and pres
ent Indications point to the probability
that some of the 16, 18 and 24 handicap
men will get In the race for the big cup.
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By C. E. VAN LOAN.
Los Angeles, Oct. 30.—A new feath
erweight champion of the world?
Not yet..
Not even soon. ,
Abraham Attell, of California, la still
the vest-pocket Jeffries of the feather
weight brigade and the greatest little
man of his Inches In the world. Freddy
Weeks, the color changer, lasted four
rounds—three of them by Attell's cour
tssy. Had the champion been disposed
to rtish matters, the fight would have
been over Inside of two minutes. The
very first time that Abe's whlxslng
right hand landed full on the point of
the chin, Weeks staggered back to the
ropes, groggy and all but helpless. An
other right on the chin would havo sent
Weeks to the floor for the count, but
Ariel), with an eye to pleasing the
crowd, missed various wallops and at
lowed Weeks to recuperate. After
steering hla latest victim down "queer
street" Abe toyed with him for two
rounds and then wound up the string.
After five clean knockdowns In the
four rounds, Marcus Durand tossed the
sponge Into the ring. He might have
thrown It sooner without criticism, but
said he wanted to make sure that there
would be no claim that Weeks was a
quitter.
The fight, short In point of fighting
on Attell’s part, was quite long enough
to prove that Freddie Weeks has no
right to cast an eye on the feather
weight championship as long as Attell
retains his present form.
At the bell, Weeks came out of his
corner with the regulation fighting step.
Attell came up chewing gum, as usual,
feinted n couple of times, advanced his
nose cautiously and then pulled back
us Weeks stepped In with a left prod to
the body. Just to show the Colorado
man that he could not take liberties,
Abe shot two lightning lefts to the
nose, poking Weeks’ head back.
Then Attell began a steady tattoo on
Weeks' face, landing two lefts and
two rights, ending with a short right
across on the point of the chin, which
shook Weeks from the soles of his feet
to the top of his head. This was the
punch which started the trouble and
Weeks drew away, his legs stiffening
and his knees sprawling apart. Just
before the bell rang Weeks’ head clear
ed and he made a good finish, landing
one hard right uppercut.
In the second round Weeks made his
best showing. Attell dropped his clev
erness and came In close, giving Fred-
dlo a chance to use.his most effective
punches and he lost no opportunity.
Several times Weeks threw his left arm
around Attell’s neck and tried to land
the right to the Jaw while holding. For
this he was warned three times In the
second round, the fourth warning com
ing when he poked his elbow under
Abe’s chin and gave h|m a vicious dig.
The bell found the men roughing It at
close quarters In the middle of the ring.
At the beginning of the fourth round
Abo bogan to wind up the string. At
tell meant business when he started out.
There was steam In the first blow
which was landed, a straight right poke
on the eye. Weeks was fighting blindly
without a chance to land a punch. A
left uppercut threw Weeks wide open
and for the second time the snappy
right cross caught the Colorado boy
flush on the point of the chin. He
dropped like a shot, rolled over to his
knees and crawled toward the center of
the ring. Weeks onco more reached
Ills feet and Eyton motioned to Attell
to continue. The champion stepped In
aenln and once more Weeks went
sprawling from the effects of a short
Jolt on the chin.
Weeks lost his head completely, did
not try to take a long count to clear his
head, but got up as soon as he could
claw his way Into an upright position,
and once more Attell dropped him. This
time Weeks skated forward on his face.
Again he came up nnd went down, and
then the towel flew Into the ring.
Attell ran over to newspaper row and
waved his hands:
'Oh, these comers! These comers!
he said. "Where will they get the next
one?"
And that Is the question. Where will
they get a man to give this little He
brew a fight? Ho Is as much atone In
his class as Jeffries ever was—more so.
ARMY NOT TAKING CHANCES.
West Point, Oct. 30.—The cadets are
In hard practice In preparation for Sat.
urday’s contest with Colgate. The
game has never proved much of a prob
lem to the soldiers, but this year, hav
ing reached the halfway point In their
season without being scored upon, the
cadets are Justly proud, and no chances
are to be taken that a fumble may al
low a weaker team to spoil this record.
CLODFELTER.
CREEL.
These three men have played
star ball with the Dalilonega
team this year and did brilliant
work In the Tech game.
Vandy Polishing Up For
That Game With Michigan
Four tires, almost new,
never punctured. Not using
ear they are on and don’t
want them to spoil. Ad
dress “Tires,” care Geor
gian.
By JOHN CRAIG.
Nashville. Tenn., Oct. 30.—There was
no scrimmage on Dudley Field yes
terday, but vigorous signal practice was
Indulged In.
All of the men came out of the Rose
game In good condition, barring a few
bruises.
The ’varsity was lined up yesterday
and received the kick-off, and consider
able drilling took place, with a view of
better Interference upon the return of
the kick-ore. Bob Blake kicked a good
many goals from placement, and he will
doubtless spend plenty of time prac
ticing at this during the remainder of
the week.
Coach McGugln had the following to
say regarding the Rose game:
“I would rather have had the team
defeat Rose 30 to 0 and give all of our
plays a thorough try-out. than to have
won 100 to 0 on a. few of our old
formations, which we have had suffi
cient practice both In and out of games.
I don't want to take any credit away
from Rose for her score, because her
men were very alert and followed the
ball well, and deserved the touchdown
she obtained. Bell was on the ball like
a Hash and under way rapidly. We
should have blocked the place kick,
however, aa the kicker was pretty much
unprotected, and our forwards did not
charge through with much aggressive
ness. We were weak with Interference
on the return of kick-offs and Indulged
In too much fumbling, which is really
the unpardonable sin of football.
Athens Team Straining
Every Nerve to Defeat
Tech.
Speclnl to The Georgian.
Athens. Ga.. Oct. 30.—The Georgia
team is slowly working out the kinks
which came with the recent rub against
Alabama, and the men are gradually
getting back Into form again. Har
man has been in poor shape since the
Tennessee game, and It Is extremely
doubtful If he will play Ills'usual game
If used Saturday against Tech. Mc
Ghee seems to be in a bad way, and
it will take the best efforts of the
coach to put him In the proper condi
tion.
The other members of the team, ex
cept for a few minor injuries, will be
fit for the'* contest unless accidents
galore happen between now and Sat
urday.
Secret practice, as for some time
past has been in progress, and what
enthusiasm the students have, is nec
essarily kept bottled up, to be let
loose at the ttnal count. The massive
wails which surround Herty Field look
unusually formidable at present and
few outsiders, even those most anx
iously interested In the team's welfare,
are bold enough to take a peep In
side. A few who know say the process
of reorganization recently begun Is still
Incomplete, and that the two teams
which practice signals every afternoon
are not to be distinguished by the
usual names of 'varsity and scrubs.
Some of the oldest and most expe
rienced players are In the line-up with
a bunch of recruits one day and the
next are seen In an entirely different
eleven. Thus It Is that one man might
guess at which is 'varsity and the
companion at his side take the other
team as Cpach Whitney’s “pick.”
Various rumors are current as to
what men will play Saturday, but the
student body—not to mention the oth
ers who see the game—will not know
the exact line-up until the whistle
blows.
Physical Director Sanford announces
that George Butler has been secured
to referee, and that Professor Higgs,
of Clemson, and Henry Phillips, of Se-
wanee, are being sought as the other
two officials.
A hundred students or more will leave
Athens Friday afternoon for Atlanta,
and others will follow Saturday morn
ing. It Is expected that four hundred
men. In addition to the city contingent,
will be on hand to w it ness the game.
SENIORS DOWN
"SOPH” TEAM
Special to The Ocorlgan.
Emory College, Oxford, Ga., Oct. 30.
For the first time this season the
senior and sophomore teame, consld
cred by many the two best teams In
college, .met Tuesday afternoon on the
Weber athletic field. The seniors won
by a score of 17 to 0.
The game was hard fought by the
sophomores, but the seniors mado al
most unceasing gains.
The result of this game puts the
seniors In the lead In the pennant race
with the Juniors and sophomores tied
for second place.
For the seniors Sullivan. Orr and
Robinson made good gains, while the
tackling of Smith and Felker was ex
cellent. Clay, Edmondson and Lewis
were the freshmen stars. The feature
of the game was Robinson’s thlrty-flve
yard run for a touchdown.
The line-up follow*:
Senior*. Sophomores.
Strickland, Wood, .c
GEORGIA SA WS WOOD
Athens, Ga., Oct. 30.—The coming game of football to be played in At
lanta Saturday between the University of Georgia and Tech gives promise
of being one of the hardest contested games ever played on a college grid
iron.
There are all kinds of rumors afloat concerning the line-up of the Uni
versity team, and your correspondent has been running them down for the
paat two or three days with the following results:
There Is a deal of Interest as well as mystery connected with the prac
tice of’ the university team.
For several weeks the men have been practicing behind curtains, and
the lid Is on ”gqpd and proper.” No one, not even the students, is admit
ted to the practice games, but this seerns to be more for the purpose of
keeping the students and citizens from Interfering with the practice than
anything else.
It is a fact that no one attempts to contradict that Joe Rosslter Is
with the team and practicing hard every day, but it can not be learned
whether he will be played in the Tech-Georgia game or not. It Is very
probable that he will.
The students seem to be ns Ignorant of the doings of the team as the
citizens, and it is almost Impossible to get any reliable Information as It has
token at least two days to run down rumors and ascertain the few facts.
pnntnInoil In thin nrtlnlp
contained In this article.
The university boys believe that forewarned Is forearmed, therefore
player’ Is’In the linlver-’
slty, but it Is not known whether he will be played In the game with
Tech.
There •* also a H. B. Bostwlck In the university who has been here for
two or three seasons and has been on the scrub team. He Is the son of a
largo planter at Bostwlck, Ga. It is unlikely that he will be played In this
game.
George S. Whitney, the coach, Is from Bchenectady, N. Y. He Is the
only New Yorker known to be on tho campus.
Coach Whitney has saved his best /pen for the Tech-Georgia contest,
only putting forward enough strength to defeat the weaker teams he has
played.
The whole town seems to be enthused with the football spirit, and
everybody that can get away from business will go over Saturday to root
for the university team. And Atlanta will contain more Athenians next
Saturday than hove ever been In the city at any ono time previously. So
general Is the spirit that the small boy* and school children are talking
football, nnd every one who has enough money says he’s going to At
lanta Saturday.
A man of extraordinary ability from Georgetown University has
been on the grounds for the past two weeks assisting Coach Whitney
Your correspondent was unable to learn his name, but It Is generally
known that he makes nepeclatty of coaching the back field.
It Is an evident fact that the boys are doing nothing but practice,
practice, practice, with the one purpose of "walloping” Tech, nnd there
seems to bo a willingness to back the Georgia team to any extent.
TECH-GEORGIA GAME
WILL ATTRACT CROWD
Neither Team Knows What to Expect of the
Other—Georgia Is Growing Con
fident.
Haddock, l.g...
Jones, r.g.. ...
Dewar. I.t
Williams, r.e..
Snow, l.e
Felker, r.e... ■
Smith, g
Orr. I.h
Boblnson, r.h. ,
Sullivan, t..
.Corker, l.g.
... .Woodruff, r.g.
,, .McWhorter, I.L
,.. .. .. Stiles, r.e.
Butler, l.e.
Peeples, r.e.
Wright, g
Lewis, l.h,
Clay. r.h.
.Edmondson, t.
Referee, Dr. Wise. Umpire, Professor
Farmer. Head lineman, Roberts.
S. Williams Team
Wins Another One
The Atlanta Athletic Club bowling
tournament was continued Tuesday
night and Sam Williams’ team turned
up the winner. This aggregation, made
up of Malden. Strong, Nelsler and
Knauff, rolled 3,143 and defeated the
Toy team.
The Individual championship will be
rolled Saturday night. Those who have
rolled the best Individual scores thus
far are:
Mashburn. 182; Jones, 153; Byrd,
159; C. Smith, 165; Taylor, 185; McNal
ly, 154; Patterson, 154; Davis, 154;
Dickey. 151; Jordan. 151; Toy, 160;
Strong. 150; S. Williams, 149; Reynolds,
148: McGInty, 148; Scott, 148.
The Williams team meets the Claude
Smith team Wednesday night at 8
o’clock; the Haynes-Dickey teams meet
Thursday night at 8 o’clock.
Handball Title
Changes Hands
Dr. Claude Smith and Nat Thornton
... are the new doubles hand ball cham-
I have heard considerable comment f Plnns of the Atlanta Athletic Club,
that we 'were overtrained, and°1 don’t ^ey 'von the nlgM by
think that was the case I think our * defeating the previous holders of the
fumbling was more due to anxiety to ( title, R. A. Palmer and Carle ton Smith,
avi in im.u ami fast than to stalcncse. • u ,nnk «»• games to decide th« wt n -
* "It Is Interesting In this connection \ «*■ The score, were: 11-0, 11-5. 9-11,
to note that there are not many 30. 40 [»***•
and 50 to 0 games, as under the old -
rules.” For'instance, a week ago Chi-1
cago defeated Illinois 42 to 6 and Min-192;
nesota defeated Nebraska 8 to 5, while 1 nn* * lpen
on this last Saturday the Indians won 18°“ champion on his own club course.
26 to 6 Howard won 9 to 4? Virginia the Brookline Country Club, by making
woi .hough JSored upon, and ftoee U total of 144 stroke, on two rounds of
bung 10 points on Vanderbilt, while! medal play. He won from a field of 34
Colorado scored 9 to Nebraska’s 32. • starters, 29 of whom finished. Second
This scoring by both teams simply fa- t was * tie between Alexander
dlcate* that more scoring Is to be ex- Smith, of Nassau, the farmer tltle-
pected by a weak team against a strong I holder, also ex-national champion and
one under the new rules than under the I Western title-holder, and George Low, I
old regime." metropolitan champion, at 151. 1
With the Georgia-Tech football game
to be played at Ponce DeLeon Park,
where the Georgia Hallway and EU»’-
trlc Company can give a first-class car
service, and with the Interest In the
game at a more-than-fever heat, there
Is likely to be the biggest crowd At
lanta ever isaw at the football game
Saturday afternoon.
There Is no discounting the poorly
suppressed excitement over the affair.
Never before has the city been as
much stirred up over a football game,
and If there Is not excitement In plen
ty at Ponce DeLeon next Saturday,
then something has gone wrong.
Both colleges have had better teams
before. But never before has there
been so much uncertainty about the
strength of each,' and never before so
many rumors about "professionals,”
"ringers,” and the like.
Georgia knot's pretty well what
players Tech Is going to use, but she
doesn't know anything about the plays
that the Yellow Jackets will uncork.
But you can take It from one who
has seen the team practice, that there
will be some new ones sprung If need-
Tech not only does not know what
plays Georgia will use, but sho does not
even know what players will be sprung
against her.
The resulting uncertainty lx some
thing fierce.
There is no discounting the rising
tide of Georgia's confidence. A week
ago every Georgia man was blue as
blueing over the prospect. Now they
arc pretty confident and really expect
a victory. The Tech backers, not
knowing what they are up against, nre
somewhat confident, but not overpow-
crlngly so. -
The feeling at Tech Is that If the
team plays Its game It will down Geor
gia. But the team never hns played Its
gams—hot far two full halves, any
way. And that It will do so Saturday
Is uncertain.
Anyhow, It will be a great game, nnd
you can safely make your plans to go
with a confident feeling that a "large
time will bo had.”
First Rounds Played in
A. A. C. Golf Championship
The first round of match play far the
championship, Adair and Arnold cups,
has been run off over the East Lake
course of the Atlanta Athletic Club and
a couple of matches In the second found
have been settled.
Surprises were numerous. The most
startling was the defeat of Hill by
Phillips. Among the lesser surprises
were the easy manner in which Moore
took Arnold Into camp and the over
whelming defeat of Dr. Langston Uy
Laxton.
It now looks as though Moore would
meet Byrd or Tllson fa the finals, with
Byrd the probable winner of the club
championship.
The results follow:
Championship—Tllson defeated Whit
ing, 1 up 19 holes; Dr. Holland defeated
W. K. Stone, 4 up and 2 to piny: Sto
vall defeated D. Brown, by default;
Byrd defeated Colville, 7 up and 6 to
play; Street defeated Goddard, by de
fault; Phillips defeated Hill. 4 up and 2
to play; Arnold defeated King, 1 up, 19
holes; Moore defeated Palmer, 4 up and
8 to play.
Second Round—Moore defeated Ar
nold. 5 up and 4 to play.
Adair Cup—Payne defeated Austin, S
up and 7 to play; Laxton defeuted
Langston, 9 up ond 7 to play; Tlclienor
defeated 8torer, T up and 6 to play;
Williams defeated Hall. 1 up, 19 holes;
Scott defeated Davidson, 2 up and 1 to
play; G'ddlngs defeated Corwin, 1 up:
F. Stone defeated Hammond. 5 up and
4 to play; Angler defeated Broyles, 2 up
and 1 to play.
Second Round—Angler defeated
Stone, 5 up and 4 to play.
Arnold Cup—Illges defeated Lyon, 2
up; Barnett defeated Johnson. 3.up and
2 to play; Dinkins defeated Barfield, by
default; Hollyman defeated Hoke, by
default.
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