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\ 16 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. “Emmons for Quality ’ About Good Clothes for Men 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. DO IT NOW! Smoke KE-M. medicated tobacco, cur* for colds, catarrh, asthma. Sold by drug and cigar stores. 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. Good tailoring is where the value lies in clothing. Machine made clothes smoothed over by an art ist with a pressing iron look good, but the good looks do not last. Hand-tailored means long life for a garment and good shape till the end. Take an Emmons coat and examine it. Start at the collar and carefully look it over to the hem of the skirt—you’ll see the best hand-work that can lie put into a garment. But Emmons clothes don’t stop at good tailor ing—we are just as care ful to see that all-wool ma terials are used and, too, you get the smartest style. Suits and Overcoats, $12 to $40 Raincoats, $12 to $30 A New' Hat Style A new telescope style that’s proving a winner with young men. In light tan, pearl and dark brown —bound edge. $3.00 39 and 41 Whitehall SL