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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1907.
^rt HERE’S A RECORD Of THE DAYS DOINGS IN SPORTLAND
i EDITED BY
IP.H. WHITING
NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
THESE ARE THE BRITISH FIGHTERS, NOW IN AMERICA BIG TEAMS
The football outlook for the South Saturday is reasonably
rosy. Eight games of some importance are due, of which the
most entertaining promises to be the Tech-Sewanee game in At
lanta.
If Tech can make as good a showing against Sewanee as Au
burn did and then do the right thing by Clemson on Thanksgiv
ing day it may yet be possible to put the local bunch in third
place in the ranking of S. I. A. A. teams.
But to do as well as Auburn did is doing pretty well. The
Alabama Polys held the Sewanee Tigers 12 to 6, and it is not rea
sonable to suppose that Tech can do any such thing.
Last Saturday, however, Tech uncorked the unexpected and
the Yellow Jackets may have still another surprise in their sys
tems.
Another game set for Saturday is the Arkansaa-Tulane affair.
This battle is without the pale of the S. I. A. A. and looks to be
a case where “ringer” meets “ringer.” However, it ought to be
a good game, with the chances decidedly in favor of the New Or
leans team.
The Auburn-Mercer game is a practice affair for the former
team, so is the Mississippi-Vanderbilt game—for the Commodores.
Clemson and Davidson ought to put up a nice exhibition. It
is pretty hard to tell what Davidson has by now, but maybe it’s a
winner. However, our guess is Clemson.
The following Saturday, November 12, will see these games
on the bill of fare:
Alabama vs. Auburn at Birmingham.
Clemson vs. Georgia at Atlanta.
Davidson vs. North Carolina A. and M.
Mississippi vs. L. S. U. at Baton Rouge.
Mississippi A. and M. vs. Tennessee at Memphis.
North Carolina vs. Richmond at Chapel Hill.
Sewanee vs. S. W. P. U. at Sewanee.
Tech vs. Vanderbilt University at Nashville.
Virginia vs. Georgetown at Washington.
That’s a fine looking array.
Of course the Atlanta interest centers on the Teeh-Vanderbilt
and fleorgia-C'lemson games.
The Nashville affair is of course conceded to be strictly a
runaway for the Commodores. They are bound to win with all
ease from the crippled Yellow Jackets. But for all that Tech will
give the Nashville team n good game and far be it from any
body—McGugin and the Vanderbilt players least of all—thht the
local team is going to prove any cinch. The Commodores re
member to their sorrow that their pride was punctured last year
when Tech scored on them and they will do well to escape a Rep
etition this year.
The Georgia-Clemson game looks a bit like Georgia. Coach
Whitney ought to have that team of his together by now. And
there was never any doubting that individually it was the most
marvellous collection of football humanity ever gathered in one
Georgia arena.
However, Clemson has no slouch of a team herself and might
play some ball, too.
Over in Alabama the state championship is on tap. And un
doubtedly Auburn is “it.” It is reported everywhere that the
Alabama team is not what it might be in regard to athletic puri
ty, while Auburn seems to be above reproach this year. So of
course our best wishes are with Auburn.
I guess that s about all we know today. You cau search us
on that Virginia-Georgetown proposition. Rewanee eliminated
the Virginia team from championship consideration the other
day and Georgetown does not cut much figure in this neck of the
woods.
But local people will have a lot to think of in a football way
November 16, and it ia really one of the big football days of the
year for Atlanta.
GEORGIA AND CLEMSON
PLAY A SNAPPY GAME
They tree led ue to some snappy foot
ball down In Augusta Thursday at the
fair srounda when Georgia and Clem-
eon played a neat same that ended S to
0 In Georgia',, favor.
Of course nobody tried to make out
that either college put out her beat
team.
In fact, there was an agreement that
bealde tha captain of each team neither
should use more than one man who had
played regularly on the team In the pre
vious game. That barred nine Georgia
men who figured against Tech and nine
Clemson men who played against North
Carolina.
So It was practically Georgia's second
■varsity playing Clemaon'e second 'var
sity.
Also, there could be no claim that
Georgia was S points better than Clem-
son. though that was the way the score
pointed. The members of the Athena
team admitted that.
You have to hand It to the Oeorgla
men. though. They played their luck
to the limit and those two goals were
pippins.
Scott made the first one and It was a
drop kick, a rare feat In these days of
goals from placement.
The play was called on only as a last
resort. The Georgia team had about SS
yards to go and It was third down. The
wind was quartering against the kick
and It looked like a poor chance for a
placement affair. Fleming, who acted
as captain after Kyle Smith retired,
decided that as a forlorn hope he would
give Scott a chance at a drop kick.
And Scott responded with the real
goods. There was never any doubt
about It After the ball left his foot It
breasted the pussling wind and soared
over the cross bar and between the goal
posts as neatly aa anything ever went.
The placement kick was also good,
though It was made from a position
lust In front of the other goal and had
the advantage of a favorable wind.
Sam Hatcher kicked It and It went true
Outside of these kicks neither team
bad an earthly chance, except that
Clemson made one tutue snort at a
placement kick.
As for touchdowns, though, there was
nothing doing.
Probably Georgia gained the more
distance, but the Red and Black per
formers could not keep It up long
enough to get acmes Clemson's line.
At straight old football Georgia had
the edge. On tricks and forward
passes It was all Clemson.
The South Carolina bunch knows a
thing or two about forward pass. They
have got a low one that does not gain
more than ten yards or so. but that Is
safe ns a tackle over tackle play. The
man who passes the ball throws It
low and the man who catches It squats
to do It. The play looked like an ac
cident the first time It came off, but
the bunch worked It several times and
always the same way.
It was a good deal such a pass as
Auburn used with such good succesi
short and sure.
The Clemson bunch also had a trick
or two that was good and they did
not mind working them.
But when It came to making the die
tance by straight football they regret
ted to report that It was not In them.
On the whole. It was a pretty good
football game. The Georgia team
showed a lot better team play than
did tho bunch that appeared on Ponce
DeLeon park last Saturday and the
men played with fine determination.
The field on which the game waa
played was very close to the limit.
It had many of the fine points of a bit
of plowed ground and It was Impossible
to do any fast running over It. Also,
the dust was stifling.
The handling of the crowd was also
notably bad. The field was not even
roped In and about half the afternoon
waa spent In a foolish and futile effort
to get the crowd back and keep It there.
Here Is how the bunch stacked up
against each other:
Georgia. Clemson.
Hatcher, le Hankel, If.
McWhorter, It. Boykln.lt.
Arrendale. lg Wheelock, Ig.
Nickson, c. .. .. .. .. ..Keddler, c.
Smith (CapL), rg White, rg.
Lucas, McLaurln. rt.
Holcomb, rg Odom, rg.
Scott, q Pinckney, q.
Fleming, Ihb Woodard, Ihb.
Newsome, rhb McFadden, rhb.
Napier, fb Robbs, fb.
Referee, O. Butler. Umpire. Gordon.
Linesmen, Porter and Holland. Time
of halves, IS minutes. Attendance, 4,M0.
team jrMttrdftjr wai highly plea*-
ins w tha rmcbM. It wit th« first lor ~
practice of tb* wrok. anti *v*ry member t
tore was tbe flna work of th
West Point. X. T.. Not. I-The first secret
practice of tb# Weat Point team waa held
yesterday.
George Foster Hanford a Misted In coach
ing. and It Is aatd aereral new tricks will
bo nsed agalnat Cornell Batnrday. It now
looks as if Weeks will be a fixture In
tha back field, and the change Is welcomed.
WORKING
HARD
Eastern and Northern Elev*
ens Getting Ready For
Saturday. ,
SEWANEE
EXPECTS
A_CINCH
But Will Spring Everything
She Knows On
Tech.
Sewanee, Tenn., Nov. ft.—Sewanee Is
ready for Tech. Yeaterday afternoon
Coach Erwin put hla men through a
few minutes of fast signal practice,
followed by a light scrimmage with the
second team. Some of the members of
tha team are still a little atlff after the
heavy game with Virginia. "Tex"
Stone, the big left tackle, le suffering
from a badly bruised leg and was
barely able to hobble out to practice.
When the whistle, however, blows, Tex
will be there to help Sewanee eat her
Tech pie. Williams, at left end. Is
somewhat crippled, but will report for
duty Saturday.
The Sewanee-Tech game Is always
one of the biggest In the South. Both
Institutions generally produce strong
teams, and the winner of this game
has a big "drag on" the Southern
championship. Sewanee knows that
Coach Helsman Is a crafty teacher, and
always regards him and Ills team ss
one of the most formidable grrldlron
foes.
But Coach Erwin Is not to be out
done, end he, too, hss been scratching
hie head and formulating some foxy
moves. A major part of the time at
this afternoon's signal practice was
devoted to the pollening over of a few
new play, that will constitute the sur
prise party at Saturday’, performance
at Ponce DeLeon. Last year It was
said of Sewanee that she was master
of the forward pass, but the success
with which the Tigers have executed
this play throughout this season en
titles them to a monopoly ownership.
Barrett le never eatlsfied with lees than
a twenty-live yard pass, and someone
Is usually thsrs to rtcelve II.
Special attention has been given for
the past three weeks to the practice
of placement kicking. “Smiling" Bill
Evans, who holds down right tackle
with his lt( pounds, has a foot that
knows how to drive a ball. In the
Mississippi game he klckod ten out of
oleven goals, and In practice has (hone
that he can kick "placements” as welt
In case the game with Tech Is close,
BUI may try his foot. The defense of
the team has been much Improved bj
this week's practice and Coach Er
win has a smile on hla face.
• FROM LEFT TO RIGHT—JOHNNY SUMMERS, PAT O'KEEFE AND
! « OWEN MORAN.
IHIMNIMIIMHMMIIHI
CASTRO SAYS HE HAS
QUIT BALL FOR GOOD
By CLIFFORD HORTON.
After eleven years on the diamond,
Louie Michael Castro will quit baseball.
Castro stated Friday morning that
he had retired from baseball for good
and that In ISOS he would be In the un
dertaking business either for himself or
would be connected with tbe firm he Is
now with.
If the assertion la true and If he
really means It, the Atlanta Baseball
Association will loss a valuable man.
The Count la a good heady player and
knows the game from A to 7..
Castro has been In baseball for eleven
years. He Is ons of the fastest men on
his feet that ever performed on the
Ponce DeLeon or the Piedmont park
grounds. If he doee leave the team
Wilkes, the new Inflelder. will probably
get the Job, providing he makes good.
But, then, he came from Waterloo.
History of the CounL
Louis Michael Castro was born In
the United States of Colombia. South
America. In the year of 1878. He came
to America when quite young and was
educated at Manhattan College. New
York city. While at Manhattan Col
lege he learned the art of playing ball.
His first professional engagement was
with New London, Conn., and from
there he went to Philadelphia, being
drafted by the Quaker,. He was with
Philadelphia two years and then In
1(03 he cast his lot with the Baltimore
club.
In 1804 the Count was with Portland
In the Pacific Coast League. In 1(05
he went to Kansas City In the Ameri
can Association. He was with Nash
ville and Birmingham In 1(06, Birm
ingham winning the Southern League
bunting that year. In 1(07 he came to
Atlanta and helped the Crackers win
the. rag.
He has been on five pennant-winning
teams—New London, Philadelphia (2).
Birmingham and Atlanta—and on all
of them he has played his best and has
made good records.
If Castro stick* to hie threat to retire
the Atlanta club will lose one of the
hardest working players that ever
played on the Atlanta diamond.
Castro was one of the most popular
men on tho Atlanta team last year and
the Atlanta fans sincerely hope he will
be In hla old position at shortstop when
the whistle Is blown for ths opening of
th* baseball season of 1108.
AUGUSTA TEAM
ANNUAL GAME
The Georgia-Clemson game Is going
to be an annual affair In Augusta here,
after.
The athletic authorities of both teams
have decided that Augusta Is a pr
half-way point and will pull off t
games there for the next few years at
least.
Th* game Thursday was a profitable
one for both organisations, and there
Is no doubt but that first-class football
will always be a good paying proposl
tlon In that burg, especially during fair
week.
HEISMAN
EXPECTS TO
HOLD ’EM
Is Trying to Patch Up Team
Which Will Bother
Tigers.
The finishing touches will be put on
the reorganised Tech squad Friday
afternoon and after they are applied
Coach Helsman will be ready to take a
chance that his bunch will make a fair
showing against the Sewanee team In
the game Saturday afternoon.
The local squad has no chance of
beating Sewanee, but every man from
the coach dpwn to the lowliest fresh-
man-ecrub believes that the Yellow
New Haven. Conn., Nov. 8.—Tb* big
shake-up of tbe Tale football team yes
terday resulted practically In a new eleven
for tbe Ells. It looks as It tbe Yale eleven
wblcb will finleb tbe seaeon will be different
from tb* one wblcb has played an unine-
cevsful game thus far. and tbe eoachee be.
Ileve It will be a much stronger team.
Bryde, wbo, after playing gnsrd In snob
s way as to make him sore of the all-
American team, was shifted to left end, ssd
In tbet position became Tale'e beat end. He
baa now been moved again to half bark.
In order to have s heavy back. In that
position be plays s fast gams, breaking
through tbe atrong second eleven line for
long gain*. Cooney waa sent back to can.
ter on tbe 'rurally, where be wee at the
lieglnnlng of tbe season. Foster, wbo, with
Cooney, has been playing left guard, waa
put In bla old position at left tackle, sue-
.reeding Paige, who wsi In tbe ecrlmtnkga
for a few mlnntes. Brown, wbo bas been
playing at left tarkl*. went In et left
guard. H. Jones and Alcott ware tbs drat
eleven ends, and Goebel and Boggs tbs
right guards.
f.'oy. for tbe first time In two weeks, wag
In tbe scrimmage. He has been anfferlng
from s bad knee, and has It baked arary
day.
1
Jackets can hold the Tiger* pretty well
and keep the "Terrible Tennetseana"
from scoring over a thousand points.
Just the line-up which will be used
I, a matter of doubt, but probably
Snyder will be at center, Smith and
Henderson at guards, Davis and Brown
tackles, Hill and Jones or Wilcox ends.
Hightower quarterback. Sweet and
Fltxslmmonx halves and Johneon full
back.
This Is a long ways from being tbe
team that we thought some five or elx
weeks ago, would be turned out to face
the Tigers. But for all that, it Is likely
to make a fair showing and anyhow It
will do Ita beat.
If the Yellow Jackets can hold th*
Tigers to three touchdowns they will be
doing well. And It looks now as though
they could accomplish the feat.
Assistant Coach Hall, who has seen
the Sewanee team play twice this year,
estimates that the Tigers will do well to
run up three touchdowns on the local
players.
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VANDY SUBS AND SCRUBS
GETTING LOTS OF PRACTICE
By JOHN CRAIG.
Xaahvlll*. Tenn.. Soy. 8.-Tb* flrat gam*
under the new plan being tried i»ot at
Vanderbilt, the purpose of which la to five
the substitute* some good experience, waa
pulleil off Wednesday afternoon, when the
second eleren defeated Mooney—77-4.
Prom Vanderbilt's standpoint, the gam*
waa n great success, aa Mooney furnished
•tiff opposition moat of tbe time, and such
men aa Fotta, Hall and Morrlaon. who are
'▼•ratty subs, received more actual expe
rience than during all of the season up to
date. Conch Mctlugin made suggestions dur
ing the halves to the Mooncv team, and
they seemed well satisfied. While Mooney
was defated, her men got good experience.
Right here let me state that nuthing de-.
velopa a teem more than going up against
strong opposition. Kvcry nmu on the Wa
der but team learned football In large quan-'
titles In tbe game agalnat Michigan. Trlcka
of the line were mastered by the Vander
bilt forward under the aide, though ancon-
•clous, tutelage of the Michigan atar line
men. Ho far thla week a good deal of the
practice on Dudley field has been light and
baa consisted In talking over the Michigan
'game. In which the players took a large
While the ’varsity will probably start
agalnat Mississippi, a great many of the
s«>cond team tnen, It la expected, will be
u nue »onuerom rspecis a a**mi. nim
game from Tech, the men feel confident of
victory In the Tech-Vanderbilt gains, hut
not In the Hewanee contest on Thanksgiv
ing day.
There Is not tbs slightest question but
what' He wanes has the strongest team since
McGugin came to Yaudcrbllt. and those
who have seen Rewanee play claim she has
the beat team In the history of the unlver*
slty.
Private dope Indicates that Hewaneet
average la more than 177 pounds, which la
the heaviest team seen In the Houth In
years, not barring Vanderbilt's team of
last year, which averaged slightly over ITS
pounds.
Kxueptlng tbe Virginia teams of several
years ago and tbe Vanderbilt team of 107.
Bewanee's team In the aggregate weighs
more than that of any other team ever put
together south of tbe Ohio river.
U. S. B. PLAYS
B. H. S. TEAM
Stons Mountain, Ga., Nov. 8.—Much
Intsrest Is manifested at the Mountain
over the game to be played here Friday
afternoon between U. 8. B. and Boys'
Hlfh School of Atlanta.
Since their victory over Tech Scrubs
last Saturday, the Mountain boy* have
been down hard at work In preparation
for this contest.
On account of Injuries the line-up
will be slightly different from that
which faced the Scrub*.
The High School usually has a
speedy aggregation and one that plays
the game for all that there Is In It. As
a rule, too, their game Is scrupulously
clean.
When these teams met last year U.
8. B. won the decision. This year the
Atlanta boys hope to turn the tables.
A battle royal Is therefore expected on
Hill field Friday afternoon.
Auburn Expects
To Trim Mercer
Special lo The Georgian.
Auburn, Ala., Nov. 6.—The football
game which was scheduled to be played
with Mercer In Macon tomorrow will
be played In Auburn by conient of
both teams. This will give Mercer an
extra trip ami allow Auburn to use her
many substitutes who are very anslous
to play a good team In the 8. I. A. A.
While Auburn Is confident of win
ning, a large score on tbe Baptist* Ik
not expected.
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BASEBALL DIRECTORS MEET
AND ELECT NEW OFFICIALS
The directors of the Atlanta Baseball
Association held a meeting Thursday
afternoon, at which time J. W. Hell-
man, coach of the Tech teams, waa
elected prekldent of the association and
T K. niMn ... ejected .ecretsry
No action was taken In regard to se
curing the service of William Smith for
the good and sufficient reason that the
old board of directors some time ago
signed William to a two-year contract.
The director* voted to connect the
two grand stands at Ponce DeLeon
park and to run a platform over from
the stands to the street, so that patrons
entering the stands can do so from tbe
level of the street without pulling up
and down ,r> many steps.
It was stso decided to raise ths dia
mond. somewhat after the fashion of
ths fsmous Memphis "turtle." In order
thst the water may drain off quickly
after a rain.
Philadelphia. -Nor. S.-Tb* Quaker teem
I* working desperately for the same against
Mieoignn. if Feo,,)i.auia win*, the vic
tory will be tbe re,nit of old ityle tac
tics. as tbe Quakers have failed to owsken
to the advontige, of tbe new gome.
Ithses. N. Y.. Nov. 8.—Tho Cornell team
want Into Ita last scrimmage yesterday be
fore meeting the cadets Hsturdsy. Tbe
r ctlc* was a hard one, and wss unique
that the 'varsity played s asm, of
twenty ssd twenty five-mlnute halves. Us
ing op In the fir,t half against tho scrubs
and. la tbe second half against tbs fresh
men. A touchdown against th. Utter fare
the 'vanity * victory by tbe score of I to 0.
High hopes are expressed of defeating tb*
cadets Saturday.
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