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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND
Lews.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4,1907.
SPORTING
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RECORD OP A CALM DAY IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS
: EDITED BY
! P. H. WHITING
| NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS j
By PERCY H. WHITING.
Maj or Behrman, of New Orleans, has come out flat-footed
and both-feet-dhwn-at-once against racing by electric light.
The ruler of the South’s biggest town recently instructed In
spector of Police Whitaker to notify the people behind the night
racing scheme that it would not be tolerated.
Just how he was going to enforce the edict he did not say,
but it will be easj' epough for him to do it.
And that wild deal seems to be off.
To those who deaire a oontinuance of racing and race track
betting this move is welcome. Nothing would have sooner result
ed in the wiping out of race tracks than racing by electric light.
They say the forward pass is bound to go.
Somehow the press agents of the anti-forward pass are
working night and day ngainst it. _ ,
One article follows another, pointing out the bad features of
this spectacular play. . . . , ,
And yet, in the hands of the best tenms it is a powerful and
almost invaluable weapon.
The forward pass won the championship of the South for
Vanderbilt. Certainly Yale, the champion of the Bast, used it to
the queen’s own taste.
In the hands of weak tenms the forward pass was not worth
much. But when handled by experts it was a wonder play.
Nobodv has heard Walter Camp or L. M. Dennis, I)r. Dud
ley, Charley Daly or Paul Dashiell, Bill Beid or Alonzo 8thgg say
anything very cutting about it. And these are the men who make
the rules.
The forward pass and the on-side kick seem to be with us
for the present. And, as spectators, we nre quite satisfied.
"President Pulliam of the National League has three new
rules which he proposes:
First—That the pitchers’ box bn on the same level as the dia-
Becond—That seven-inning games be not nllowed in double-
headers unless one team has to catch a train.
Third—That when a game is postponed the new date be set
and announced at once.
Under the present playing rules the pitcher’s box is allowed
to be 15 inches higher than the rest of the diamond. Unfortu
nately this rule is frequently violated. It takes nn expert sur-
/ ve.vor to tell for sure just how high the box is and consequently
it is an easv matter to dodge this rule.
President Pulliam thinks that a lowering of the batter s box
will help batters. And very probably it will. But it will put out
of business these “turtle backed” diamonds and increase the diffi
culty of making diamonds which will dry off quickly after a rain.
Rather a good joke on Memphis, though, if they had to shave
off about twenty inches from that famous turtle back of theirs.
We can’t say that we are with President Pulliam in the mat
ter of playing nine-inning games in double-headers.
Certainly fourteen innings on a stretch is enough for any
mortal fan. 'And it is hard to see why tw« seven-inning games
are not as good tests of ability as two nine-inning games.
Scheme Number Three strikes us ns all right. Let the date
when postponed games are to be played be set as soon ns the post
ponement takes place. There is too much jockeying at the end of
the season over postponed games. Seems like Atlanta was beaten
out of second place once by a little juggling of that character.
And that’s hardly fair.
With the new one-year rule in force among 8. I. A. A. col
leges Vanderbilt its going to have trouble retaining her national
prominence in football.
Vanderbilt’s only chance to retain better than a speaking
in the football “concert of powers” was to regain McGugin.
The new one j*e?r rule is going to hit the Commodores espe
cially hard.
And note that we say “new” one-year rule. For there is a
one-year rule now in force in the 8. I. A. A., n rule which provides
that a student who has been connected with one institution where
he has participated in an intercollegiate contest shall not.partici
pate in an intercollegiate contest of any other institution of the
S. I. A. A. Until he has been a student there for one collegiate
year.
But the new rule—the one that provides that uo man, no
matter where he comes from, shall have a right to play in an in
tercollegiate contest until he has been in college one year is going
to be a tough blow for Vanderbilt.
The Commodores hnve to go against teams 'where no such
rules are in force. As a result they will be handicapped by this
rule in every game they play outside the 8. I. A. A.
It is no laugliing matter to go against Michigan or the Navy
or Rose Polytechnic nftcr the now rule goes into effect.
However, Vanderbilt has not been depending much on fresh
man material of Into. Campbell was the only man on the team
this year who would have been barred by the one-year rule and
there were not many, if any, last year. \
However. Vanderbilt favors the rule. They see the necessity
for it and will make no fight against it. w
That this rule will straighten out the S. I. A. A. very material
ly is certain. Colleges which have been violating and dodging the
rules will be brought in line by it.
And by the way, we seem to recall that The Georgian was the
first paper that advocated the new one-year rule.
(P. S.—Guess that was the only thing this writer ever advo
cated that met with the approval of the University of Georgia.)
CHATTANOOGANS WHO PLAY FOOTBALL
CLARENCE M’COLLUM, TENN.
ED M’CALLIE, CORNELL.
Lee Wert, a former Tech play
er, was one of the beat men on the
University of Tennessee team this
year. He played fullback last year.
Clarence McCollum Is a nephew
of Joab Ij. McCollum, superintend
ent of the Western and Atlantic,
who lives In Atlanta, and Clarence
Is well known here. He was, a half
back on the Tennessee team dur
ing the season just closed.
Ed McCall!^ shared with "Toots"
Douglas the honor of being the
most brilliant Southern player on
Northern teams. McCallle played
halfback for Cornell and won n
very high place among all-Ameri
can backs. He played at Davldsur
before attending Cornell.
MORE GAMES ADDED TO
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
Smith Gets Brooklyn For March 23 and 24,
and While in New York Will Arrange
For Games With Yanks.
Manager BUI Smith of the Atlanta team
him c lraoil with Brooklyn for games In At
lanta for March 23-24. 1908.
This mala* six *mraen already arranged
for. Cincinnati play* at Bonce DeLeon park
March 25-26 and the Chicago Nat Inin Is
wan the rnne ln*t year. Wh*»n they reach
Atlanta they will have two old friends on
their Hue-up— 1 Tommy McMillan and Nap
Ills., and work* South, while the Cincin
nati club dcea its early work at St. Augus
tine mid worka north.
Of course the New York Americana will
iret a goodly l»uncb of game* here. Jnat
liow many will he decided while Prealdont
Helantati and Manager Smith are lu New
York.
The local delegation to the National
Longue meeting leaves Kundny at noon.
While In the Idp town they will arrange for
games and try to buy a catcher.
Clark Griffith hna announced that there
la not a chniice of getting Sweeney or Ball
... the Southern League meeting at
Atlanta hotel" December 14, after the league
meeting la over.
LAWSON AND M'DONALD WILL
RIDE IN THE BIG SIX-DAY RACE
New York. Dec. 4.—Iver Lawann la to ride
In the elx-tlny bicycle race which atnrta at
Madison Square Garden nest Sunday at
midnight.
LEE WERT, TENN.
j America la n Idg Surprise
1 lug world. \
j For the (nat couple of j
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BURNS
AGREES
Will Fight Jack Johnson as
Soon as He Re
turns.
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0 Left Tackle—Word.. ..Tennessee 0
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0 New York, Dec. 4.-—"If John- §
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London, Dec. 4.—Tommy Burns has
agreed to fight Jack Johnson.
The heavyweight champion, who so
decisively defeated Gunner Molr at the
National Hportlng Club Mornhty night,
declared today that he will defend his
title against the colored heavyweight
as soon as he returns to America.
Wheri Burns was asked whether he
would] meet Johnson on his return to
America he replied:
"Of course 1 will. I now claim the
heavyweight championship of the
O Left Ouard—Sherrill...Vanderbilt 0 nr:ni. mn rpi,,-„i,- tt,-_
0 Center—“Stein" Stone. Vanderbilt 0 OOaCll Williams ilUIlKS MlS
Team Third Best in
O ... . A Sewanee O
Vaftderbllt 0
O Right Guard—Doughertyi 0
O Tennessee O
0 Right Tackle—Lex Stone 0
0 ... ; ! .. 1
O Right End—Bob Blake
O Quarter—Lanier. Sewanee O
0 Left Half—Shipp *: Sewanee 0
0 Right Half—Craig.. . .Vanderbilt 0
0 Fullback—Mark ley .Sewanee 0
O Second Team. O
« Left End—Lew!* ‘.Sewanee 0
0 Left Tackle—Hatslock O
0 Vanderbilt 0
O Left Guard—Dlnges... .Tennessee 0
0 (’enter— Fulkenberry.. ..Sewanee O
0 Right Guard—King.... Vanderbilt O
0 Right Tackle—Evans.. .Sewanee 0
0 Right End—McFadden.. .Clemson O
O Quarter—Fasten.... ..Vanderbilt 0
O Left Halfback—Campbell.. .. 0
Q Vanderbilt 0
0 Right Half—Furman O
0 Mississippi A. A M. O
0 Fullback —Wert.» Tennessee 0
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Whole South.
All-Emory Team
Gets a Challenge
We. have wrangled long and with some
bitterness SI tout the All-8. I. A. A. ranking
In footltnII iiml It Is with due hesitation
that the matter of the all-8otitlicrn (Ken
tucky to Texas and Virginia to Arkansas)
Is touched upon.
It .Is amusing to uqte that the North
Carolina A.”A M. claims the football cham
pionship of the South; In fact. The Itnlelgh
News and!Observer gave over most of Its
front page of November 29 to setting forth
North Carolina A. & M.’s Halms. I
are the figures on which the Halm Is based:
effort* have
made to got' I .A wsoii to take part In
the race, ns he is not only a phenomenal
sprinter with-a great "Jump.” but he Is a
very strong, sturdy rider with exceptional
staying powers. lie Is to team up with t’r-
bun McDonald, who during the hist «»u«
in Salt Lake City rode In splendid for
This team promises to tie one of the i
midable In tbr *
Illy give the otl
. tlrst honors.
Late tonight work will start on Hie Mg
saucer truck In the Garden upon whh-h fh»
race will J*e held. A large force of carpen
ters will work day and night to finish th»
wooden bowl so the six-day rider* and the
others who will take part in the. short dl.«-
t a nee events will have an opportunity to be
come accustomed to the track.
MARKLEY ELECTED CAPTAIN
OF SEWANEE FOOTBALL TEAM
Special to The Georgian.
Sevanee. Tenn., Dec. 4.—Monday
evening at Fulford hall Dr. Wiggins,
the vice chancellor of the university,
entertained the "S” men at the annual
football dinner. The occasion was a
Joyous one, as the session of 1907 has
been marked with brilliant success.
Dr. Wiggins was toastmaster of the
occasion and speeches by Coach Er
win, several faculty members and
members of the team. Numerous 8e-
wnnee songs were sung and the "varsi
ty yell” given with a vim. The foot
ball players then retired to an ad
joining room to elect the captain for
the season of 1908. The honor went
to Markley, fullback of the team.
Among those present were Dr. Wig
gins. Dr. DuBose. Dr. Henneman. .»f
the faculty, and the players who have
won for themselves the title of “8
men.” Captain Barrett. Shipp, Lanier.
Markley. Williams, Stone. Cheap*, T.
Evans, Faukllnberry. W. Evans, Lewis.
Shepherd, ,Wilson, Wodley, Lyne and
Brown.
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Itnndolpk.Macon, at Raleigh, Oeto-
l*er 1
HicMioiid.'nt Uk-hmond, October 12.. 7
lb*. \ ike. St Raleigh. October 19 22
Itleluuond, nt Raleigh, October 28....12
Davidson, nt ('harlotte. November 16. 6
Ail-Stare nf.N. at Itnlelgh, No-
Special to The Georgian.
Oxford, Os., Dei*. 4.—The all-Emory team
as follows:
Johnson, center; Felker. left end; Rob-
world, and I will certainly not refuse I«Hs. right end;. Edmondson, left guard;
to tight any man who challenges me, right guard: Hulllvnn, left tackle;
-Gambert, right tackle; Clny, left half; Uob-
ln*on, right half; Dewar, fullback: Smith,
If the public thinks enough of his
chances to come and see the battle.
"More than that; 1 announced pub
licly before I left New York that If I
defeated Gunne^ Molr I would fight
Johnson as soon ns I returned to
America. I also gave Johnson’s man
ager that promise, and I waa not jok
ing.
“If Johnson still wants to meet me,
he will have first call."
Burns was asked when he expected
to return.
”1 can’t say definitely,” he answered.
"If there Is enough money In It I will
stay in England long enough to fight
Rouchc, the Irish champion. Unless
I can pick up at least 815,000 In the
light some way there Is nothing in it
for me. I am not fighting anybody
because I like It.
•Personally 1 don't see much In the
Roachc fight, but If the public here
is willing to pay for It, I will meet him.
I am told he Is us good a man os
Molr.”
quarterback.
The Emory boys present the following
lino-up ns n challenge tn the "nll-Kmory
team.” and desire you to print the same In
your paper:
We deaire to piny the "all-Emory team”
December 9. The line-up:
Heath, center; McWhorter, left guard;
Townsend, right guard; ’Mlddlehmoks, left
tackle; Elder, right tackle; Adam*, left
half; Orr, right hnlfi Reeves, fullback; But
ler, left end; Lewis, light end; Wrlglit,
quarterback.
The buys deaire "the all-Emory” to show
themselves worthy of the name.
November 28
.19
Total 82 13
The ouly two victories In that lot that
signify anything nre those over’ Davidson
nnd Virginia. But Sewanee I teat Virginia
12 to 0 and Davl *on. except for Itentlng
V. 1*. I., did uothiug worth noting during
the eonsoti.,
. In thl» connection roach Williams, of V.
I*. I- tlaat‘year .with ClointoD), writes:
•*V. I*. 1. rmbdassed North Carolina on
Thanksgiving Day and they scored upon
us by the merest luck.
“V, I*. I. is without doubt entitled to
firm position lq.this section. I should line
up the first three tenms in the Mouth In this
order: \ underbill, Sewanee, V. I*. I.”
"It Is true A. A M. of North Carolina
has not lost a game, but at the same
time they have played no team of any
strength other than Davidson and Vir
ginia.
"Dlffendal, left tackle, and Johnson,
center, of \. P. I„ are by far the best
men in their positions In this section
And are good enough for any All-
Southern team. Both played as fcood
a game on Thanksgiving Day as I hdk*
ever seen on‘a Southern field.”
Trainers' Licenses Revoked
Because of Crooked Racing
By J. S. A. MACDONALD.
San Francisco. Cal. Dee. 4.—Many
an owner and trainer who raced In the
Boat laat eummer le wearing an anxious
look ju.t now because of a report In
effect of the Jockey Club’* Intention
to revoke a few of the trainer,’ II-
cenaes for 190«.
Auguat Belmont and hi, aaeoclate,
are not altogether pleaaed with the
tcandal and ugly talk provoked by the
In-and-out performance* of the bone,
owned by certain campaigner* during
the paet aeaaon. feeling that a halt
must be made forthwith.
At the meeting of the Jockey Club
steward, In February a half ecore of
trainer,, nn* quite prominent, will be
denied license, to train horse, on the
courses of the Jockey Club.
When Aqueduct closed down the pub
lic player, almost to a man v
"broke,” for not In twenty year, had
New York aeen such erratic racing.
Seemingly only the 1 to 2 favorite,
went through, and none too many of
them either, for the record* «how 31
per cent of winning favorites In 1907,
as against an average of 43 per cent
In 1904.
From reversals and paddock Job,
which would not muster past the scru
tiny of the stewards at Nqw Orleona
or here In California became a mat
ter of fact under the lenient and apa
thetic stewards of the Jockey Club.
"Dope” was used with the same aban
donment a Vermont stock raiser em
ploys In applying curb salve, the pad
dock resembling an apothecary’s shop
at times.
That certain prominent bookmaker*
connived with the Jockeya and trainer.
SWARTHMORE WON’T
QUIT ATHLETICS
TO GET MILLIONS
Philadelphia. Pa., Dec. 4.—Upon the
ground that It would be morally and
legally wrong for a college to*suspend
any of Its rights upon the payment of
a sum of money. President Swain, of
Swarthmore. announced to the board of
trustees that he was opposed to the
acceptance of the Jeanes bequest under
the conditions imposed.
for the undoing of the public purse is
undeniable. But It wouldn’t have been
so bad,if the burglars had been a bit
more gracious.
Figuratively, they went right Into a
man’s house In broad daylight, for
some of the paddock-betting ring deals
were so raw that even a .blind man
might have seen them.
A two-horse race at Saratoga, In
which a prominent owner now at New
Orleans saddled the beaten favorite,
still remains unthinkable in the minds
»f the horse players to this late day,
while the way certain owners and book
makers fooled H. P. Whitney, J. R. |
Keene and ‘ the other complimentary
stewards of the autumn Belmont Park
meeting—men who love racing, but
know no more about the practical part
of the sport and the tricks of the pad-
dock than wotftd * the * Rev. Madison
Peters—stood os a Joke a month ago.
^cording to the edict of the powers
i up it* all must come to u stoji In
1908. In the meantime, the prime of
fenders are thinking hard while watting
for the Jockey Club to Issue the train
ers’ licenses. , - I
DOPE OF AFTERMATH
By GRANTLAND RICE.
The melnncholy day* have come—the saddest of the year—
The serihe who has much space to Hll now sheds a briny tear
With football done
v No baseball fun—
Small wonder we are on the rim.
Saj\ won’t some gent with kind intent
Please spring a pingpong tonrn(»ment!
The tumult and the shouting dies—the last faint echoes now
lie dead;
We atart to work, the pen booh balks, and wheels are whizzing
in our-"head—
Onr only hope
Is bales of dope
That we may draw our envelope,
Wherein onr pay
Will anuglj- lay’
And keep the festive wolf away.
In vain—in vain—we search and dig; there’s nothing anywhere
in sight.
We plod on through the weary day and still plod on throughout
the night.
Hip-hip-hooraj’—
Avast. Iwfev,
•A bridge whist match is under vtuy—
Else how could we,
I do not see,
Have drawn onr weeklj- sala-ree.
P. 8.—In t^e second spasm “lay” may not be the proper term,
but it is the proper rhyme) which is more to the point right
now.—Nashville Tennessean
Athletic Meet
New orlcHim. La.. Dec. 4.— An Indoor am
ateur athletic meeting. In which a majority
of the athletes of the South registered a*
members of the Amateur Athletic Union
will take part, will take place in New Or
leans next January.
The meet will be held at the CoUsoum
skating rink, the largest hall In the South.
The New Orleans Item I* promoting the
affair. There are eight club* in New Or
leans under the A. A. I’., ami representa
tives from all of these will compete.
Tbero will he representative* from other
Huh* nt Atlniitn. Birmingham. Nashville,
Shreveport, Dallas and Fort Worth.
Entry list* will be sent out lu a few days
by Secretary Dlbenedltto, of the Southern
Association.
THE WORLD JAUNT.
[ to offer, from the top of hi* wheel.
| and decided he would look In on China,
j So he left New York with his wheel
/*• JVLw.i nnd ,u «sage. consisting mainly *>f a
ill iV6iU vjriecins *mall tent, a rubber poncho and an
army blanket. Incidentally, It may be
stated that he carried $38 In the coin
of the realm, which was unavoidably
reduced to 90 cents by the time he hit
Denver. After replenishing the ex
chequer, he proposes to ride to Seattle,
nnd from there down to San Francisco.
He then Intends to ship for the Orient,
and continue his globe-girdling, util
ising the wheel for all the land travel
required.
It Is worthy of note that by the .Inie
he reached Denver he had only worn
out one tire, and all his expense bills
for repairs to the bicycle had only to
taled $5. He had no serious break until
reaching Colorado Springs, when his
front fork collapsed. Huber served
his time In the German army, afto r
which he made a number of long trips
a-wheel through northern Europe, and
has gone over England, literally from
one end to the other. To the Denver
newspaper men he stated that his only
object Is to see the world, and lie knows
no better or more ecohomlcal way than
by doing the stunt on a bicycle.
A globe trotter a-wheel. If you can
forgive the palpable bull, the descrip
tion will well fit Frank Huber, who is
Just now resting in Denver, after ped
aling to that city from New York, a
matter of 2.500 miles. Huber Is a stren
uous young Teuton, possessed of more
thnn the average quantity of wander
lust. which he U satisfying by a bicy
cle expedition around the world. He
Is a most modest young man, and since
leaving the Enstern metropolis has not
endeavored to break Into print.
He had seen about all England had
Excelsior in Trouble.
New York, Dec. 4.—Application for
the appointment of a receiver for the
Excelsior Fire Insurance Company 1*
about to be made by Attorney General
Jackson, according to a statement
given out by Mr. Jackson.
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