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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9,1907.
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TECH AND SEWANEE MEET TODAY AT PONCE DE LEON
i EDITED BY
jP.H. WHITING
I NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
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It'is an odd thing that the excitement over whether Tech
beat Tennessee 6 to 4 or whether Tennessee beat Tech 4 to 2, haa
never troubled Atlanta.
The papers of the Tennessee cities are full of it and you hear
about it in the Alabama papers.
But Atlanta is not interested.
As a matter of fact this is 'a purely academic point and up to
the rules committee.
We all know that it was a nice game and that Tech out
played Tennessee by a whisker.
As to which team won cuts little figure.
Unless dope gets an overturning that beats anything handed
to it yet, neither Tech nor Tennessee can be ranked even third in
the S. I. A. A. rankings.
And there isn’t much use wrangling over fourth place, and es
pecially there is little use in getting hysterical over a measley four
points, which are not going to ent any figure, anyway.
There is one thing about the football rules that interests us
and that is the score of one point for a goal after a touchdown.
Why should there be any goal after a touchdown, anyhow?
All it means is that after a team has strained every muscle for
maybe an hour to get a touchdown that one man can drop back
and if he has skill, luck and a favorable wind, score one point.
What is the goat from touchdown business, anyway? A fine
old relic of football-as-she-used-to-be.
And why it has hung on as long as it has, nobody knows.
Look at that Virginia-V. 51. I. game a few weeks ago. The
V. 51. I. team was exactly as good ns Virginia’s. But the Virginia
team had the luck to kick a goal Bfter its only touchdown. And
V. 51.1. did not have the luck. Result, a 6 to 5 victory for Vir-
ginia. .
We may be wrong, but in our opinion—such as it is—the goal
from touchdown ought to'be abolished and the sooner the ax is
applied the butter.
Now that 5Iobile is in the Southern League and Shreveport
out,
WHAT ABOUT LITTLE ROCK?
Everybody has always said and always known that if one of
those teams dropped out the other.had to. Shreveport could stay
as long ns Little Rock did and Little Rock as long as Shreveport
did. But now that Shreveport has gone Little Rock will have to
follow suit.
A league with Little Rock the only town west of the 5Iississip-
pi and with towns in the organisation as far east as Atlanta is ri
diculous.
As well have New Orleans in the American Association or
Portland, Ore., in the South Carolina league.
We are sorry for Little Rook. Anybody ought to be sorry for
a town like that.
But it is not anybody’s fault that the City of Roses is located
where it in.
HOW ABOUT CHATTANOOGA?
That town has been wanting a franchise for a good while and
had a representative at the last Southern League meeting to buy
one.
Why not grab one now? Little Rock will have to sell.
AUBURN WILL USE SCRUBS
IN GAME AGAINST MERCER
Auburn. Ala., Nov. In the ram#
with Mercer here today, Auburn will
uea a light team averaging about ISO
pounds to the man. It will be com
posed of eight tcrube and three var-
sity men. A full Varsity team will be
held In reserve for the game with Ala
bama Nov. 10. Lineup:
Wynn, center; Harris, r. h.; Swart,
I. h.; Allen, r g.i Everett, I. g.; Ks-
llnger, r- f.: Locke, I. t.S Reynolds, q. b.;
Mayee, f. b.; Eellnger, Jr., I Patter-
eon, W, r. e.
BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL IS EASY
FOR STONE MOUNTAIN TEAM
In a very hard-fought contest Frl-
day afternoon at Stone Mountain, the
U. S. B. eleven won over the B. H. S.
squad, of Atlanta. Final score 3S to 0.
The Stone Mountain boys expected
to win by a very large score, aa they
did last year, hut the High School
came up beyond their expectation*.
The gam* was free from all squab
bling and everything went off smooth
ly.
The High Cchool excelled the Moun
tain boya in their forward pass work,
which they did not fall In a single
time.
The tandem line bucking of the
High School was hard for Stone Moun
tain to stop. Hinton gained eeven and
eight yarde at every dtp.
The features were the playing of
Jarvis, Ward, Hinton and Edmlston for
High School, and Cox. Bailey, Brad
shaw and Bullard for Stone Mountain.
Tho lineup waa a* follows:
Stone Mountain.
B. H. 8.
Kelley
Center.
.... Wilkins.
Stephens ..
Rogers
Woodruff ..
...R. T
Neal.
Ward.
Dudley
..R. B.
Coleman.
Klein
Bradshaw ..
R. H...
Everett, Capt.
Coe
..L. H.
Jarvis.
Bailey, Capt
,.F. B.
.. .Edmlston.
Crew*
Q
Crandall.
Referee, Beaver: umpire. _Moor*
head linesman, Woodruff^
halves, 80 and 10 minutes.
GORDON BEAT CHATTANOOGA
BY VERY LARGE MAJORITY
TERRIBLE TENNESSEE TIGERS
HERE FOR BATTLE WITH
TECH
LYNNE.
FAULKLINSBERRY.
W. EVANS. .LANIER.
Men Look Very Big and
Heavy and Are
in Trim,
The Sewanee team arrived In Atlanta
early this morning looking decidedly
hale and hearty, and the members of
the team declare themselves ready for
tho battle this afternoon with Tech.
Coach Helsman, for Tech, announces
that hie bunch is as ready aa he can
get them.
So It looks like a warm contest this
afternoon at Ponca DeLeon park.
(Note the Ponce DeLeon part—not
Tech park.)
If you are to believe the dope sheets
emanating from Sewanee, you have
nothing to do but believe that Tech
will go up against a bundle of com
parative midgets.
But don’t be bamboozled.
No football manager Is expected to
send out the real weights of the mem
bers of his team, and the Sewanee
coaching contingent seems to be no
exception to the said rule.
The Sewanee team. In real life. Is as
husky a crew as you will often see,
and Tech will be decidedly outweigh
ed in moat of the positions.
However, In eplte of Injuries and
hard luck generally, it Is believed that
the local team will put up a strong
game and make a nice light for the
Tigers.
Many notables win be on hand to
see the game.
Among the most notable are Dan Mo
Gugln, coach of the Vanderbilt foot
ball team, and Orantland Rice, sport
Ing editor of The Nashville Tennessean.
Mr. D. McOugln Is here to get a line
on the Tech and Sewanee football
trams, both of which ploy In Nashville
before the end of the season
When naked for a line on the possi
ble outcomes of the Tech-Sowonee,
Tech-Vanderbllt and Vanderbtlt-Se-
wanee games, McOugln ducked.
He was, however, more willing' to
talk of the outlook for the great In-
ter-sectlonal struggle scheduled for a
week from today—towtt, the Mlchtgan-
Pennsylvanla game. ,
"I don’t believe that the Pennsylva
nia team can gain enough ground on
Michigan to bury themselves In," was
Dan’s comment. "Michigan has a de
fensive machine that practically equals
anything she ever had. There Is a
wonderful amount of power and speed
In the lino.
"Rhelnschllds Is a marvel at tackle
They can not beat him. And Ham
mond, at right end, Is Just os good as
anybody In the country. In the Van
derbilt game Craig got around him o
few times, but It took a wonder to
Tech Crippled But Hopes
to Make a Fairly Good
Showing.
GEORGIA CANT HOPE
TO WORRY SEWANEE
Team Is “All Stove Up”—Martin Has Gone
Home—Woodruff, McGhee and
Nice Injured.
Special to The Georgian.
Athens, aa.. Nov. 9.—In consequence
of the game with Tech last Saturday,
quite a number of Georgia's husky
gridiron warriors are out of commis
sion, anjl may be until the end of the
season.
Contrary to the general opinion that
Georgia came out unscathed In the
battle with Tech. Woodruff, Rosslter,
Harman, Nice, Martin and McGhee
are all more or less broken up. and
several of them will probably not re
turn to the game again this season.
Woodruff was almost put out of ths
Tech game, but gamely stuck It
through. He recuperates rapidly and
should be In the line-up again soon.
Martin went into the game with a
"wooden leg,” and came out with only
a bundle of splinters. It will be re
membered that he was replaced by
DeLaperrlere before the end of the sec
ond half. Martin has returned home,
where his injuries will be given careful
attention. His return to the game Is
Impossible.
Harman's props are still lame and
he Is under the constant care of a phy.
sictan. He will doubtless be In shape
for the Sewanee game Monday.
McGhee and Nice are reported as
being In a bad way, the latter with a
bad shoulder, which wilt probably causa
his permanent retirement from the
game. ,
In addition to these disabilities,
Wray, who has been playing center,
haa not again shown up for practice
His absence, together with that of the
other big men, has brought down the
team's average weight materially, and
the team Is very much disorganised as
a result. It seems Impossible to fill
these gape, and the reorganisation of
the team, already twice attempted, will
have to be begun again.
Coach Whitney Is at his wits' end
to know what to do. Previous appeals
to the student body have resulted fa
vorably, but the supply seems exhaust
ed now. The coach will be obliged to
build with the material In hand.
The near approach of the Sewanee
game is the cause of much apprehen
sion In the local ranks. with the
knowledge of Sewanee's decisive vic
tories over Auburn. Alabama, Virginia
and other teams, Georgia's supporters
have lost all hope of a victory and onlv
speculate on how large a score will ba
piled up.
do It.
"The Michigan back fl$ld Is not up
to the line. In consequence tho team Is
not as good offensively as defensive
ly. .
"I think that they will play McGoffin
as one half, and put Allerdlce as the
other and Douglas aa full In the Penn
sylvania game. But at that they have
not a marvelously good back field.
"Pennsylvania does not seein to be
as good on the defensive as usual,
though the Penn, teams are always
good that way. It looks to me as
though a tie score would not be sur
prising, though the team that has the
luck will doubtless win.”
The probable line-up:
Sewanee.
Lewis, re
W. Evans, rt
Faulkltnberry, rg.
T. Evans, c. ...
Cheape, lg. ... .
Stone, It
Williams, le. ...
Barrett, qb
Shipp, rh
Lanier, Ih
Msrkley, fb. ...
Tech.
; Hill. re.
Davis, rt.
. .. Henderson, rg.
Snyder, c.
Smith, lg.
Brown, It.
Jones,, le.
Hightower, qb.
Sweet, rh,
.. Fitzsimmons, lh,
. ... Johnson, fb.
CLEMS0N BURNING TO
BEAT GEORGIA TEAMS
EASTERN TEAMS
FIVE BIG
WILL PLAY
GAMES SATURDAY
Barnesvllle, Ga„ Nov. 9.—Gordon
defeated Chattanooga University on
the local gridiron Friday afternoon by
a score of II to 0.
At no time was Gordon's goal line
In danger of being crossed, but on the
other hand the visitor* fiercely con
tested every Inch of ground which Gor
don gained.
It was one of the fiercest games In
the history of football. Every man on
Gordon's team starred. Lawrence,
Moore, Blnloa Johnson and Cochran
being the men worked for moot gains.
Captain Prout kicked all goals and
Quarterback Smith ran hi* team like
a veteran.
For the visitor* Hood played a star
game end was Into every play. Chat
tanooga outweighed Gordon by several
pounds, but lacked the knowledge of
the game that the home team taut.
The forward pass waa used very little
Chattanooga.
Gordon
Trotter
.Csnter .
Prout, Capt.
Depew
. R. O. .
Zellner.
Hampton, Copt..R. T.
.. Lawrence.
Mason
...IL E..
Johnson.
Brown
• L. G. ...
. McWhorter.
Caatetlow .-.
...L. T.
Mercer.
Hood
...U E. .
Qrlfflth.
Mitchell ...
..Q. B.
Smith.
Moore
..L. 11...
.... Blnton.
Morgan —
. R. H. .
Cochran.
McGaughey F. B Moore.
Referee, Simmons; umpire, Frank-
tin; halves, 20 minutes.
“DONT-LET-FRESHMEN-PLAY”
RULE FAVORED BY GEORGIA
The Georgia football authorities and
the Georgia board of trustees an In fa
vor of the rule requiring every man
who takes pert In athletic contests to
remain In college one yeer before he
does *4 and will strongly favor the
passage of such a rule at the next
meeting of the S. I. A. A.
It le realized by Georgia, as It te by
several of the S. L A. A. colleges, that
this "automatic linger extinguisher” Is
about the only chance that the South
has to do away with professionalism in
athletics, and the Athens authorities
are prepared to go the limit to see the
rule adopted.
New York, Nov. 9.—There will be
five great games on the gridiron today
—Harvard vs. Carlisle, Yale vs. Brown,
Cornell vs. Westpolnt, Annapolis vs.
Bwarthmore, Princeton vs. Amherst.
The two principal games arc those
at New Haven and Cambridge. The
latter Is likely to be the warmest of
the day, and If the Indians should
down the Crimson, the latter will be
out of the race for championship hon
ors.
New Haven, Conn., Nov. 9.—Yale
men feel small apprehensions over the
game of today with Brown Univer
sity's eleven. Tho latter's showing
against Harvard and their snappy back
field play are dangerous, nml to hope
to shut them out of all scoring, looks
rather unreasonable.
The coaches have decided upon the
eleven that will face Brown as fol
lows:
Howard Jones, left end: Foster, left
tackle; Cooney, left guard; Congdnn,
center; Goebel, right guard: Bigelow,
right tackle: Alcott, right end: T.
Jones, quarterback; Brides, left half
back; Bomar, right half back; Coy,
full back.
K. A. Whiting, former champion of
Cornell, will be umpire, and M. J.
Thompson, of Georgetown, will be ref
eree.
West Point, .Nov. 9.—West Point
and Cornell may be depended upon to
fight an Interesting battle today. With
the exception of Erwin at guard, the
Ithaca line appears to be stronger from
tackle to tackle, while the soldiers will
have a marked advantage on the ends.
West Point’s defense Is, perhaps, as
good as any In the East, but It will
meet, unless all signs fall, a stronger
attack than any that has been faced
so far. On the form shown to date It
looks as If the team that scores will
win. with the odds slightly favoring
the Red and White.
Cambridge, Mass., Nov. T.—Harvard
has hitherto enjoyed considerable luck
against Carlisle and more than the
usual amount of good fortune will have
to be in evidence today If the Crimson
Is to win. Both In attack and defense
the Cambridge team ts shaky and par
ticularly vulnerable to t)ie type of game
played by the Indians.
A PREP PLAYER.
SIGN IT. PLEASE.
If there Is one thing more than an
other that pleases us It Is to throw
Into the waste basket unsigned commu
nications.
We don't even bother to read them.
Under the circumstances, we don't
see why we get so' mnny.
To save trouble In future—sign It
or don't send tt.
We wilt not use your name If you
don't want It used, but we want to
know tt ourselves.
The tslk of MeAleer's getting the
bounce from the St. Louis Browns ts
mere guesswork. There are some strong
and potent reasons why the amiable
James wilt not bo fired. It was Mc-
Aleer who Interested the backers of
the Browns In baseball; It was McAleer
whose advice brought them Into the
game, and It was McAleer who-helped
them, even with a losing team, to make
loads of money. MrAleer will not be
fired.
DO IT NOW!
Smoke EE-M. medicated tobacco, cure I
for colds, catarrh, asthma. Sold by 1
drug and cigar stores.
Princeton. Nov. 9.—Today's game
with Amherst will offer the undergrad
uates the first chance to see the team
play since last Saturday's game with
the Indians. As tho practice has been
secret all the week, there has been
much conjecture as to what the
coaches had up their sleeves, particu
larly over changes In the lineup, for
It Is well known that even at this
late day the positions on the tine are
not absolutely settled.
The Tigers don’t anticipate a hard
time today.
Annapolle. Nov. 9.—The navy team
will put In a strong commission against
Swarthwore today and expects a vic
tory. There Is only one position—
right half back—about which there Is
any uncertainty and that probably
will be filled by R. E. Jones, who has
played In that position and at full
back In several games. The reports
are that BwarchmoVe depends largely
upon hammering the line.
Philadelphia, Nov. 9.—The Pennsyl
vanla football coaches, not satisfied
with changing quarterbacks on the eve
of their big game, have made another
Important change in the substitution
of Pauxtts or Miller at left end.
With Klenath playing quarterback
and Pauxtts at end, there will be two
new- men on the eleven which must
meet the strong Pennsylvania atate
team which, conquered Cornell three
weeks ago and hopes to do the same
to the Quakers today.
MOTORCYCLING EXTRAORDINARY.
M. B. Rice and wife, of Los Angeles,
reached San Francisco a few day* ago,
after a somewhat remarkable motor
cycle tide. The tourtata used a two-
seated machine, which doubtless re
ceived the most vigorous test ever given
to a motorcycle. Mr. Rice weighs ITS
pounds and Mrs. Rice Its pounds. Add
ing the baggage and' other parapher
nalia, the total weight of machine and
load waa 6S0 pounds. The cushion forks
were subjected to an especially heavy
strain, as Rice carried a suit case
weighing twenty-five pounds on the
handle bars. The engine caused abso
lutely no trouble and every hill on the
route was taken mounted. Mr.'Rice
fitted hta motorcycle before starting
with a gear changing device and claims
that It was a great help In hlU-etlmb-
Ing. The actual running time of the
trip waa lesa than five days.
Special to The Georgian.
Clemson College, Nov. 9.—The Clem,
son College team has been having a
strenuous time.
The hardest games of the season
came within the period of ten days,
beginning with the hard fight with the
University of North Carolina, October
31, at the state fair In Columbia, and
ending November 9, with the fierce
struggle with Davidson, on the Clem
eon grounds. Coming between these
two games were the conflict with Au
burn lost Monday, November t, and
the set-to with the University of Geor
gia. In Augusta, November 7.
The Auburn contest was so strenuous
that some of the men were unable to
go to the Augusta game. Clemson hod
strong hopes of winning from Auburn,
but before the contest was over was
glad to keep the score down to 12 to 0.
The games yet to be played are with
Georgia’s two best teams—Tech and
the Unlverelty.
Clemson still has hopes of capturing
both games. She had rather lose any
other contests than these two. The re
sults of the Augusta fray were disap
pointing. and Clemson will work fierce
ly to retrieve her laurele next Satur
day, November 16. at Atlanta.
Georgia and Clemson have always
been close friends, but the most Intense
rivalry exists between the two. The
games have always been close, though
Clemson has won the majority. The
outcome of next Saturday's contest Is
looked forward to with great anxiety.
Despite the recent severe contests,
Clemson will be at her best next Sat
urday when she meets Georgia, pro
vided there Is no mishap. Coach
Shaugnessey takes good care of his
men. Re has ’ not rushed them this
year, but haa kept them on a gradual
Improvement from the first.
The fact that Clemson haa been de
feated twice this year does not mean
that the team la not as good as It was
last year. In fact, many believe that
this year's team Is the best yet sent
out from the Tiger camp.
But never before has tha Clemaon
hunch been pitted against such magnifi
cently trained equada. All the South
ern teams are better than ever befors,
almost without exception.
The Thanksgiving game with Tech li
giving much concern. Ever since Reis-
man lifted the Clemson team Into such
prominence and then left her to train
up another bunch to • beat her. the
Tigers have longed to give him such a
clawing ns will make him repent hl«
going. If they can turn the trick of
defeating the wlsard on Thanksgiving
Day, they feel that thay will have well,
nigh succeeded In accomplishing their
most burning desire.
The hopes of the team are brighter
since Britt and Fleming have entered
the game. Britt weighs close to the
200-pound notch and Is a veteran, hav.
Ing played on the ‘varolty last year. He
did not get Into the game this year
until about two weeks ago, but he Is
already seasoned at right tackle.
Fleming Is a new man, never having
« until about two weeka ago. He
ost a giant In site and Is one In
strength. He will be remembered aa a
phenomenal hammer thrower of last
year's track team.
Captain McLaurln la In the finest of
shape and bids fair to make this the
best year of hla football career. He la
a sure ground gainer and keeps hti
men In fine feeling.
Gaston ts rounding Into shape rap
idly now and makes a superb mate for
McLaurln as left tackle. Coles and
McFadden make a light but fast and
scrappy pair of ends. Coles Is noted
for his swift running and sure tackling,
while McFadden in starring ns a han
dler of punta aa well aa a fierce tack
ier.
Bun Lee Is the headiest and ths
hardiest working quarter Clemson has
yet had.
Allen la adding to the laurels he won
last year at right half, and Is well
matched by the terrible Turner at left
half.
caughman, though not so heavy is
Derrick, Is making a fine showing at
fullback.
If nothing untoward happens, thost
who see the Georgla-Clemson game In
Atlanta, November 16, and the Tech
game In Atlanta on Thanksgiving will
get their money's worth If a fierce go
ing Is what they want to see.
Foul Riding Nearly Queers
Metropolitan Racing Game
By COLIN M'DOUQAL.
New York, Nov. 9.—Racing men are
tickled to death over the decision of
the District of Columbia court of ap
peals to the effect that the case against
William Davis for bookmaking may be
continued. This means that the book
makers may do business at Bennlng,
and practically assures a successful
meeting. While, of course, the whole
purpose of horse racing Is to Improve
the breed of horaes. It Is Incidentally
a fact that a race meet without the
layer of odda Is very much like pork
chops without salt. There will be a
goodly attendance of regulars from the
metropolitan tracks for the Bennlng
meet, which would not have been the
case had there been no opportunity to
pick winners.
There has been much complaint for
the past week nr two of foul riding on
the metropolitan tracks. The stewards
are to blame for this. The jockeys are
boys and anxious for the big rewards
which come with, the riding of winners.
They realize when they can take liber
ties and when not, and It Is safe to say
that there has been more foul riding In
the last week or two than In the six rency.
weeks preceding. Disqualifications are
unsatisfactory, but there ware a num
ber of cases.In which the boys could
have been punished without setting »
horse back, and a salutary lesson
taught. In the Interest of the sport
these boys should be held to strict
accountability.
So weird have some of the steeple-
chase events appeared that more then
fifty layers now refuse to book to tut
races and turn down their slates when
a jumping event Is won. This has be
gun to attract the notice of the general
public, with the result that the busi
ness done on the jumps Is less than u
per cent of what la handled on t W
race. In the public mind the refusal
of so many of the big ring operators
to lay prices on the Jumpers (and to*
list Is being added to dally) Is almost
proof conclusive that there Is some
thing wrong, and naturally a susp -
clous bettor is not gotng to risk hie
coin. In tha course of time the a* 1 *"'
tlon of the officiate, despite their no
scandal policy.” la bound to be calieu
to the bookmakers' actions; and p*f"
haps then they will sit up and <»“•
such notice of how many of the croee-
country affairs are run and probe sui-
flclently deep enough to give this pop
ular abort, at least, a semblance of oe-
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JEFFRIES KEEPS IN TRIM
New York, Nov. 9.—Henry F. Berry, of the Los Angeles baseball club,
who Is here attending the meeting of the national association, was In
dignant when told Jim Jeffries, the ex-heavywelght champion of the world,
waa drinking heavily.
"Jim Jeffries waa never In better condition In every way—mentally,
physically, financially—than he Is today," said Mr. Berry. "He Is at
tending strictly to business and drinking nothing but water. There Is
no man In Loa Angeles thought better of than Jim Jeffries, and the report
that he la drinking la without foundation. He ta taking two hours' exer
cise every day In the Los Angeles Athletic Club gymnasium, playlu*
handball and doing other athletic stunts. The big fellow waa never bel
ter.’'