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DAY. NOVEMBER SPORTING PAGE 1 COLLEGE ATHLETICS STILL VERY MUCH “STEWED UP’ EDITED BY Ip. h. whiting [notnews, but vFews~\ VANDERBILT MAY PLAY HERE[ A HARD LUCK YARN J By PERCY H. WHITINO. It is our roj^nlar luck to have a largo bunch of things happen every time we stray outside the city limits. .... We went to Nashville Friday to see Tech play Vanderbilt and beforo we were well on the train a string of sulphurous hap penings were uncorked in the sporting wo r ld that has hud the said sporting world gagging and sputtering ever since. In fact, so many things have happened in a few brief days that the writer has not the slightest notion where he is at and lie opines that most of those connected with college athletics in Geor gia arc in the same aquatic vehicle. He has this to say, though. He is GOING to know just where ho is at and the public will be put wise. He wishes to reiterate that he has no bias in this Georgia- Tech affair beyond one that any fair-minded man would have after reviewing the facts of the ease. Georgia’s offenso in the Tech game was flagrant. It was ob vious on the face of it and there could be no denying it and there has been no attempt at denying it. Georgia hired almost a full toam to beat Tech and it was the rawest thing that hns happened in S. I. A- A. nthletics in years. To justify it by saying that Tech was doing things equally bad was ridiculous. If Tech hns committed any athletic crimes, ns charged, then it has been n smooth piece of work. Apparently everything done by Tech this year lias been done in the open. The fact that reporters of Atlanta papers were al lowed on the field every day during practice makes the disprov ing of such stories as the one that a “ringer” played on the Tech team under the name of Robert, Buchanan, nightower or any body clso is a matter of tho greatest ease. The man who is specifically charged with paying the way of one Tech player through college has assured the writer that the charge is a lie. Which settles the matter as far as we are con cerned. As wo remarked before we are not going into the thing any further until we havo seen the documents in the case. _ 1 We simply want it understood that our bias against Geor gia has come because wo know beyond the shadow of a doubt that Georgia wor guilty of athletic misdoings in that Tech game. Our leaning toward Tech lias come beenuse we have never seen any conclusive proof that Tech has done anything that was not proper under tho rules of the S. I. A. A. Wo are open to conviction. And if it is shown that Tech is any worse or anywhoro near ns bad ns Georgia, we are quite pre. pnred to say as warm things about the local college ns we havo said about tho one in Athens. We are not running any popularity contest. We hnvo lost moro friends to the minute in the Inst month or so than wo mnde in the previous year. And thnt’s no fun. But some time it will dawn on tho people who do not like our attitude in tho matter that we nro in this thing with one ob- joct in view and only one: We want to see college athletics in Georgin put on tho right basis. And we aro prepared to saerifleo considerable popularity to get them there. And while they aro on the way wo don’t care especially whose feelings we hurt. Cleaning house is a nasty job, anyway, and we shall all be glad when it is over. But while it is with us let’s make a good job of it. COMMODORES RESENT PENNSYLVANIA "FAKE” By JOHN CRAIQ. Nashville, Tenn.. Nov. IS.—The atate. went appearing In the New York pa per, In which It l» alleged that Penn- eylvanla coaches who were present In Nashville to see the Vanderbllt-MIch- Igan same, carried back a report that the game was "fixed" for Michigan to win easily In order that she might not show her best plays to the Quaker rep. ri'sentatlves, la commented upon very blttarty by tbs Commodores them- stives. In the first place no hither quality of true sportsmanship feeling exists than that which prevails between Mich igan and Vanderbilt. The men of the two teams have been courteous and even cordial to each other off the field. The Commodores are earnestly hop. Ins for Michigan's success against Pennsylvania, and all Michigan re joices when Vanderbilt does something worth while. Last year when Vanderbilt won over the Indians, bonfires and cheering took place In Ann Arbor Just aa when Mich igan la victorious. After Vanderbilt’s game against the •Navy, dozens of telegrams were sent South to the Nashville boys and Coacn McGugin containing sincere congratu lations and evidences of pleasure. Notwithstanding all of these things, ho two teams fight harder against each other on the gridiron than do Vander bilt and Michigan. All the football world hates a quitter, and a half-heart, ed player, and each member of a team knows that any let-up on his part ,Would be viewed not only by his team mates but by his opponents with the utmost contempt As a member of the team. It la per haps not Improper for me to express the feeling that In no place In the country do members of any team take any greater pleasure, nor have a right to take any greater pleasure. In the fact that the team Itself Is thoroughly untarnished by any taint of profession alism. The Commodores know that unfair ness or hired players would take all of the pleasure out of a successful season both In the present and retro spect It can safely be said that Vanderbilt’s achievement on the gridiron the past three years, with particular reference to her ability to go Into any section of the country and demonstrate that the men of Dixie enn play football well enough to make the best of the North and Bast show Its best to win or tie, le a mutter of some comfort to all of the colleges In the South. It, for. Vanderbilt had obtained an opportunity to get games with the Mg Ka-tein and Northern teams ths foot ball people of these sections had looked upon Vanderbilt with contempt, and now that the South has been able to make the athletic people of other sec tions alt up and take notice, and has done It clearly with men athletically clean, local people resent the atlng of this “Irresponsible supposed-expert,” who. In defiance of the facts, defames the character of Southern football and Imputes to It the customs of dishonest prise ring fakers. Tech’s splendid showing In the sec ond half against Bewanee has made the Commodores feel more or less un easy In regard to that struggle Satur day. Before the good work of the Atlanta school against Sewanee the men here were very confident, expect ing to defeat Tech as easily as lost year. Now It le beginning to be felt that the struggle will be a real one, and that Sewanee was lucky in get ting her 18 points. 00000000000000000000000000 O THE BEST BATTERS 0 FROM 1889 TO DATE. 0 0 o 0 National League. 0 O Year. Player. P. C. 0 O 1*89....Dan Brouthers 8*3 0 0 1890....Jack Qlaescock 138 0 0 1*91....Willie Hamilton 838 0 0 1893....Childs-Brouthers 335 0 0 1881....Jake Stenxel 409 0 0 1*94 Hugh Duffy .438 O O 1885... .Jesse Burkett 423 0 0 1*95....Jesse Burkett 410 0 O 1*97....Willie Keeler 432 O 0 1*9*....Willie Keeler 379 0 0 1899....Ed Delehanty 40* O 0 1900....Hans Wagner 380 O 0 1101... .Jesse Burkett 882 0 0 1903....Clarence Beaumont.. .357 0 0 1903....Hans Wagner 359 0 S I 904... .Hans Wagner 355 0 1903 J. B. Seymour 377 0 0 1905....Hans Wagner 339 0 O 1907... .Hans Wagner 350 O 0 American League. 0 0 1301....Napoleon Lajole 422 0 0 1902....Eddie Delehnnty 376 0 O 1903....Napoleon Lajole 255 0 0 1904 Napoleon Lajole 381 O 0 1906 Napoleon Lajole 529 0 O 190* George Stone 258 0 0 1907....Ty Cobb 350 0 0 American Association. 0 0 1*39 Tommy Tucker 371 0 O 1880....Chicken Wolf 8*5 O 0 159U...Dan Brouthers 329 0 o \ — o O Brotherhood. 0 0 1390....Pete Browning 391 0 O 0 OO000O0OOOOOOOOOO0O000000O DO IT NOW! Smoke KE-M. medicated tobacco, cun for colds, catarrh, asthma. Sold by drug and cigar stores. Will Meet Clemson in Atlan ta Thursday if Plans Can be Made. 1 It 1b quite possible that Vanderbilt and Clemson may meet In Atlanta Thursday afternoon In a game which ; should be one of the feature affairs of j {the season. •* Of course, the plans are In a very | nebulous state now and may neverj ; amount to anything. It Is up to Clem- j ( son. JR? * ‘ When the Vanderbilt association! learned that the Clemson and Auburn athletic associations were threatened * with serious financial complications as j a result of the suspension of Georgin. the Vanderbilt Athletic Association ' came to the rescue and stated that if j either team cared for a game with Van- ' derbllt they would try to give It to! them. To pull it off Vanderbilt will < have to get a special dispensation from ; the faculty for some extra “time off,'* j and will have to break a precedent of i years in playing a post-season game. However, the Commodores feel that ■ they are willing to do this If It will help , out the two athlotlc associations. Vanderbilt, however, does not want i It If Clemson and Auburn do not. The matter will be put up to Clemson J Monday. If they need the money bad I enough to risk a beating they will I probably accept. If they do not. Van- : derbllfs heart will not be broken, for j the Commodores are very busy now getting ready for the Sewanee game. , If the game Is played It will come off at Ponce DeLeon Park Thursday after noon. Before putting the matter up to Clemson at all, Vanderbilt authorities conferred with Professor Randle, of COACH SHAUGHNESSY, CLEMSON. Tech, and ascertained from him that 1 he had no objection to letting tho game be plnyed because of the peculiar con- 1 iat now * x,at * Without securing this pennlssion, BRITT, R, G„ CLEMSON. Vanderbilt would not have acted, for they would never Intrude In Tech’s ter ritory without permission from the lo cal athletic authorities. PRESIDENT MATHES0N GOES TO MACON TO INVESTIGATE 0000000000000000000000000Q 0 0 0 TY COBB LEADS. 0 0 0 0 The official batting average* of 0 0 tho American League arc out and 0 0 Ty Cobb gets .002 more than win 0 0 awarded him' by the unofficial 0 0 dopeatera. He leads the league 0 0 with .862. 0 Here are the leaders: o - - Player and Clubs Ab. h. Av. a Cobb, Detroit... . 605 212 .352 0 Kay, Wash 60 20 .333 o Orth, New York.. . 105 34 .324 0 Crawford, Detroit, 582 188 .323 0 Stone, St. Louis., , 59G 191 .320 a Killian, Detroit. .. 122 39 .820 o 00000000000000000000000000 THE NO-HIT GAMES, i Dope on the no-hlt game* I* always In aeason. Here la the big league crop from 1880 to date: National Leaguo. June 13. 1880—Cleveland by Rich mond of Wooater, not a player reaching first base. June 17, 1880—Buffalo by Ward of Providence, not a player reaching first base. Aug. 19, 1880—Boston by Corcoran of Chicago. Aug. 19, 1880—Worcester by Galvin of Buffalo. 8ept. 20, 1882—Worcester by Corco ran of Chicago. July 26, 1883—Cleveland by Rad- bourne of Providence. Sept 13, 1883—Philadelphia by Dally •f Cleveland. June 37, 1884—Providence by Corco- ran of Chicago. Aug. 4. 1884—Detroit by Galvin of Buffalo. July 87. 1886—Providence by Clark son of Chicago. June 22. 1881—New York by Lovett of Brooklyn. July 81. 1891—Brooklyn by Rusts of New York. Aug. 6, 1892—Brooklyn by Stlvetts of Boston. Ort. 15. 1892—Pittsburg by Jones of Cincinnati. Aug. 16, 1893—Washington by Hawke of Baltimore. Sept. 18. 1897—Cincinnati by Young of Cleveland. April 22. 1891—Boston by Hughes of Baltimore. April 22, 1898—Pittsburg by Brelten- steln of Cincinnati. July 8, 1888—Boston by Donahue of Philadelphia. Aug. 21. 1898—Brooklyn by Thornton of Chicago. May 28, 1899—New York by Philllppe of Louisville. Aug. 7. 1899—Washington by Willis of Boston. Aug. 12. 1900—Philadelphia by Hahn of Cincinnati. July 16. 1901—St. Louis by Slathew- sbn of New York. Sept. 18, 1903—Chicago by Fraser of Philadelphia. June IS. 1905—Chicago by Mathew- son of New York. May 1. 1905—Brooklyn by Lush of Philadelphia. July 20. 1905—St. Louis by Eason of Brooklyn. May 8, 1907—Cincinnati by Pfeifer of Boston. Sept 20, 1907—Brooklyn by Maddox of Pittsburg. American League. Sept. 20, 1903—Detroit by Callahan of Chicago. May 5. 1904—Philadelphia by Young of Boston, not a player reaching first Aug. 17, 1904—Chicago by Tannehlll of Boston. July 23. 1905—St. Louis by Henley of Philadelphia. Sept. 5, 1905—Detroit by Smith of Chicago. Sept. 27, 1305—Chicago by Dlneen of Boston. The latest romance of the prise ring treat* of a young English actortne, of excellent pedigree and performance, who I* alleged to be about to Join the sword swallowing colony of Hcgewisch. Will Examine Evidence on Which Tech Men Were Suspended. .President K. O. Matheson, of Tech, left for Macon Monday morning to ex amine Into the charges made by Geor gia supporters against four men on the Tech team. He will take up the matter with Pro fessor Holmes, vice president of the second district of the Southern Inter collegiate Athletic Association, and will go carefully Into the evidence filed against the members of the Tech team. The four men suspended are John son. Davis, Sims and Fitzsimmons. These men have not only been ruled out of future games until the matter Is settled—which action was taken by the S. I. A. A.—but they have been suspended by the Tech athletic author. Itlcs, and will not be allowed to take part In the practice until the matter Is cleared up. The Tech authorities state thatlhey do not believe the men to be guilty, but will take no chances. YALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS CHAMPIONS OF THE EAST By W. S. FARMSWORTH. New York, Nov. 18.—Yale I* cham pion of the East, champion of the West, champion of the world! But that Is two days old now, so let's look up some new dope. The most talked of event of Satur day's big game Is probably the trounc ing Harvard received at the hands of Dartmouth, a minor New England col lege. Still the Hanover eleven's victory was not surprising to those who bad seen the Crimson play this senaon. To get down to facts, who. Is re sponsible for the Cambridge team's poor showing on the gridiron this fall? We don't like to use the hammer too freely, but we think that If Bill Reid had not left the Cambridge Institution of learning—not of football—and hiked It out to his father's school In Cali fornia, Harvard would still be unbeaten today. It was a sad day for Harvard when BUI Reid packed his valise anfi “beat It” for the land situated on the other side of the Rockies. GORDON LOSES TO MERCER Macon, Ga., Nov. 18.—Mercer Uni versity pricked the Gordon Institute bubble Saturday afternoon and shut the visitor* out With a score of 6 to 0. The poor Panthers were scared stiff when they went In the game, expect ing to be literally overwhelmed. For five minutes after the game started It looked like Gordon was going to have n walk-over. Thoy rushed the ball down the field and nearly took Mer cer’s breath away. Then the Panthers steadied and until the gome ended Just toyed with the visitors, saving them selves for the game with Tech next Saturday. Following Is the line-up: Mercer. Gordon. Russell, c Prout (capt.), c. Underwood, rg Johnson, rg. Scoggins, Ig Zelner, Ig. Poole, rt Lawrence, rt. Davis, It Mercer, It. Hicks, re Hogg, re. ARREST PLAYERS. Chicago, Nov. 18.—The defeat of the Gumb Colts football team at the hands of the Tornadoes of West Pullman Sat- urday proved too much for the former eleven, which gave vent to Its feelings on the trip home. As a result, all the windows In a Calumet electric car were broken and (he passengers all driven from their seats. Tha boys were ar rested at Seventy-first‘street crossing. Twenty-two occupied cells at the Woodlawn street station. According to Umpire Silk O'Laugh- fin, Clark GrllTUh has picked up two live wires In Outfielder Bell, oty Butte, and Catcher Blair, of Williamsport. Blair in particular looks to be the real goods. In one game against Cleveland he turned back six of the Naps who were trying to steal. Spurlln. Ie.. Grlffet. le. Landrum, Smith, q. Farmer, rh Cochran rh. Mnllory. lh iBInlon. Ih. Shaw, f.. Moore, f. Coach Turner, of Locust Grove, acted as referee, and Captain Wheeler, of Ma con, as umpire. Time of halves, 30 minutes each. Saturday’s Football Results SOUTH. Vanderbilt 54. Tech 0. Tennessee 11, Miss. A. & M. 4. Mercer 5, Gordon 0. Carolina 13. Richmond 11. Auburn 6. Alabama 6. Virginia 28. Georgetown 6. Texas A. A M. 17, Tulane 6. North Carolina A. & M. 6, David* son 0. South Carolina 14, Charleston 4. William and Mary 12, Randolph* Macon 4. Florida 22, Riverside 0. Louisiana 22, Mississippi 0. V. P. I. 34, George Washington 0. EAST. , Yale 12, Princeton 10. Dartmouth 22, Harvard 0. Army 21. Tufts 0. Navy <9 Penn. State 4. Cornell 18, Swartbmore 0. Bowdoln 34, Maine 5. Williams 26. Amherst 6. W. & J. 9. Penn. Western 2. Bucknel! 48, Dickinson 0. Yale Freshmen 6, Harvard Fresh men 0. F. A M. 4. Haverford 0. Syracuse 4, Lafayette 4. Holy Cross 15, Worcester 0, Lehigh 27, Urslnus 0. WEST. Pennsylvania 6. Michigan 0. Wisconsin 12, Purdue 6. St. Louis 17, Kansas 0. Missouri 27. Washington 0. Nebraska 62, Denver 0. Colorado 24, Utah 10. Case 11, Ohio State 9. Western Reserve 17, Kenyon 6. Obciiln 27. Wooster 10. Ohio Wesleyan 26. Denison 16. Heidelberg 14, Ohio Northern 0. Miami 22. Marietta Id Wittenberg 4. Muskingum 0. Culvei* M. i. 32, Winona 0. (From our "Batty Ballades.”) By GRANTLAND RICE. While reposin’ one day in me leisurely way, A-puffln’ a wicked cheroot, . I happens to spy with a glance o’ me eye A gent In a major league suit. “I know who you are—you’re a major league star,** Says I, “or you onct used to be.” “Well, jigger me neck, but yer dope is correck,” Was the answer he handed to me. ’Twas quite a while back. If me dope Is exack, When I was a bloomin’ recruit; I had just busted in from a minor league bln With a try at a major league suit, When the follerln’ tale, which’ll make ye turn pale,. Huppened one day to-me In a game, And I think ye’ll agree when ye hear it from me • That I wasn't hardly to blame. "’Twas the openin’ fray of the season that day, And the bases was full as a goat, And the pitcher he smiled In a manner that riled As I sv.nil*'!rd a lump in me throat: And he winged one across with a deft, easy toss, And it huhhl'Ml along at me waist. And I swung till me back give a horrible crack. But I give It a turrible palst. “That ball rlz’ and sailed till the people all paled When it turned to a vanlshln’ speck. And me hands was swelled up like a fat, poisoned pup. While the bat which I used was a wreck. Clean over the ocean, like llghtnln’ In motion, It whizzed and It whistled and whirled, Over China, Japan and thru’ Yucatan It traveled tho length o’ tho world. “With a most vicious swipe It dismantled the pipe In the mouth of King Edward, at tea; Then it veered to the Rhine, where It busted a stein Which th«* kaiser was gulpin’ in glee. And It give quite a jar to the badly skeered czar • • W'hen Jt toppled his throne to tho ground: But it went on its way with the speed of H.»Bay, With a hop and a skip and a bound. “That night with a sigh and a tear In his eye The captain give me my release, * For the president wired that I hod to be fired For the good of the country and peace. *He hits ’em too hard and too fur from the yard,* Was the message the president sent; *He has raised complications with neighborly nations, And I am a peaceable gent.* So they turned me adrift and I give up my shift, And that’s why I’m out of the game— I was too bloomin’ good or I am certain I would Have acquired quite a notable name.” —Nashville Tennessean. TECH OVERWHELMED BY THE COMMODORES The red clay hills of Georgia Are redder still today With crimson • gore from her brigade Mauled up In scrappy fray. There's gloom "In dear old Georgia”— ' For one team hns disbanded— The other came three hundred miles And went back empty handed. —From tho Reminiscences of Rice, By PERCyTT WHITING. Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 18.—It took the Vanderbilt football team about ten minutes to batter down tho Tech de fense at the ends of the line here Sat urday afternoon. After that tho game was a romp for Vanderbilt, and by long end runs, varied by an occasional forward pass, the Commodores piled up 54 points. During that first ten minutes was played as fine a game os you ever saw Tech was charging Just as hard and fast ns Vanderbilt and the ground fair ly trembled every tlmo iho ball wns put In play and eleven men rushed at eleven men. During the first few minutes Van derbilt scored once and Tech had one chance to score. After tho Commodores’ first touch down the ball was punted up Into Van. derbllt's territory and after falling to gain, Bob Blake tried to punt. The ball went too high In the air and Hightow er made a fair catch of It about 35 yards from the Commodores' goal post and directly In front of them. Hill was sent back for a placement kick and It looked a cinch. The Tech line held perfectly nnd Hill had plenty of time, but the kick went lbw and wide. And right there Tech’s heart was "broke.” From that time on the Atlanta play ers seemed to realise the hopelessness of It and played strictly on the defen sive. Tech Lint Impregnsble, At no time could Vanderbilt do any thing with the Tech line. Again and again Morton was hurled against It, only to be curled up In a wad and landed on the ground. The man who made nice gains through the Michigan forward] could find no openings In that of Tech defense around center, guards and out to the tackles. Plays Just oft tackle and long sweeping end runs were the thing* that gained John Craig was probably never In better form. . Coach Shaughncasy, of Clemson, who watched the game from the press box, commented that no man he had ever seen ran more like Hes ton than did Craig. Somehow- lie did not seem to run as fast nor ns low ns Campbell, but he made marvelous runs —70, 60 and 40 yard ' performances were the regular thing and dashes of 20 yards were nothing. Campbell also ran marvelously well and made worlds of distance. No half back In the South runs as hard und as low as Campbell does. He hnd to run around Vanderbilt's weaker end. how-- ever, and could not make ground like Craig. Costen also covered a mar velous lot of distance on his quarter- bnck runs, and played his best game of, the season. Besides these three, the notable performers were the t\yo- all- Southern stars, Stone and Bob Blako,' Thnn these two there ore no bettor In the South. . ' For Tech the most marvelous show ing was made by "Kid" Hightower, This 137 pounds of nerve; muscle, bone and grit was in the middle of every play. Ha ran Ms team as well ns it could be run, never mnde a bobble of handling punts, tackled like a demon, did the best work at ndvanclng.thc ball nnd wns the hero of the game, showing up to better ndvnntnge—everything be ing considered—than any man on the team. The line from tackle to tackle did notably good work and no gains were made at those points. Hill punted nicely nnd he, Jones and Wilcox did whnt they could to get through the marvelous Interference of the Vander bilt team. In the back field all of the men did well, nnd It would be hard to particu larize without giving them all n boost. They all played a nice up-hill game In the faco of nwful odds. Townrd the end of the game Vander bilt ran In tile entire second team nnd went nfter the Yellow Jnckets with fresh men. In consequence; the At lanta plnyers were worn do.wn and one after the other of the substitutes were called In, Snyder came out of the game for the first time since the first game he played In with Tech and Davis went to the side lines for the first time In tho memory of mortal man. Toward tho end there were no more fresh sub stitutes. nnd Coach Hclsman wns given the privilege of putting bnck In some of the men he had already taken out. A detailed description of how It all happened would be sad work. Every gain, prnrtlrally, was mndo on end runs. A few forward passes were pulled off. The Commodores, Just by way of nn Imitation, got \o!7 one of those long ones from Bob Blake to Brother Vaughn, like that which scored on the Navy, and It worked like a charm. The second time It was tried the whole Tech team clustered around Vaughn and In consequence Bob Blake did not pass the ball, but ran with It for a touchdown. He was called back, however, nnd Vanderbilt penalized for holding. Other forward passes worked nicely nnd only one failed. The most marvel, ous wns one In which five men handled tho ball and In which there was n mys tifying lot of whirling about and toss ing the ball this way nnd that. It would not be much good ngalnst a team that wns "bursting" through and pawing the quaterbnek, but It was not uspd until Tech was too worn down and tired to care whnt happened. Here Is the line-up as nearly as It can be doped out: Vanderbilt. Tech. Blake-Stuart, le Jones-Wtlcox, le. McLaln-Powell, It Brown. It. Sherrlll-PIckcns.Tate, Ig. Hepdernon, Ig. Stone, e Snyder-Bell, c. Klng-IIall, rg Smith, rg. Hnsalock-Souby. rt..Davis-Johnson, rt. Bob Blnke-Covlngton, re.. .. Hill, re. Costen-Potts. q Hightower, q. Campbell-Wllllnms, Ih. Fitzsimmons, Ih. Cralg-Ailams. rh. . .Sweet-Emerson. rh. Morton-Morrison, f.. .Luck-Adamson f. if we could take you through our establishment, and show you the vast care and cleanliness which produce the old original egg and sugar coated Arbuckles* Ariosa Coffee, ho one could ever tempt you to change to anr other coffee. ARBUCKLE DUOS.. New York Ot*