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TIIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 3907. SPORTING PAGE PUGILISTS, AUTOISTS, BIKERS AND GOLFERS STILL BUSY EDITED BY P. H. WHITING NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS | L..... limit, By PERCY H. WHITING. When Tommy Burns concluded the festive formality of eras ing Gunner Moir from the pugilistic blackboard a howl went up from England. They hissed poor Tommy Burns when he tried to hand them a few words from the ring and they roasted him and the fight in their papers the next day. We will all join in admitting that Bums is the apotheosis of all that is implied by the title of “lemon.” He is the very “quince,” the pugilistic “egg-plant.” And yet he beat Moir, in a fair fight, that he prolonged awhile to give the picture machines and the patient public a run for their admission fee. And then he finished him off. There was no sign of a fake. And yet the English kick. As a nation the English are the hardest losers on the ath letic map. But isn’t Tommy Bums (whose last name was Brusso when he was bom and who acquired tho frivolous title of Noah when he was christened) an awful example for a champion of the world. If anybody went up behind Bums and yelled “Jeffries” right quick, Tommy would cast a spasm on tho spot. And yet Tommy seems to have a pretty good claim on the in ternational title. Bill Squires, best in Australia, but grape fruit here, was whipped by him. Moir, England’s best, met the same fate. In the United States Burns has polished off Marvin Ilart, a heavy weight champion in weight only, and the prince of fakers, Jack O’Brien. And Jack had beaten Fitzsimmons, and Fitz had polished off Maher, champion of Ireland. If Jeff will only say the word. But what’s the use. Burns at his best would not even entertain Jeffries at his worst. We’ll call Buidb “champion”'for awhile and hope for the coming of somebody worthy of defending the title. We take this from The St. Louis Times: “Vanderbilt could only beat Sewanee, 17-12. Without knock ing, or bragging, St. Louis U. could probably flay a picked eleven from the two universities.” Honest, Lannigan, if that’s a kid, you ought to have la belled it. Vanderbilt beat Sewanee three touchdowns to two. A com bined team ought therefore to bo two-flfths stronger than the Vanderbilt team. We refuse to guarantee that arithmetic, but anyhow, the argument is all right. To flay a team like that you would have to beat them say, two touchdowns. Well, Vanderbilt tied Navy, Navy boat Array, Army tied Yale. So that figures tho St Louis team out fully four touchdowns better than Yale. And yet wo would not mind risking our sal ary for a week or two, even if times aro hard, that not one foot ball fan out of fifty, located outside of the state of Missouri, ever heard that St LouiB had a University and that half of those who did, probably do not know that the University has a team. The writer has had several communications asking if the Georgia case was closed ns far as the S. I. A. A. was concerned. Not being certain, he wrote to headquarters for information. Hero it is: "My Dear Percy: The Georgia case will be looked Into by the executive committee when we meet In Clemson, I. o„ we will expect a report from tho faculty to give ua an Iden of what they have done with the matters referred to them by tho exec utive committee. It the committee feels that the faculty haa not dono enough, we may go furthor. Of course the Tech case la cloied. Yours truly, "Dec. 4, 1907. WM. DUDLEY." DELAPERRIERE IS aECTED CAPTAIN ALMOST ENTIRE TEAM BACK AT TENNESSEE C. FRANK LANDS WILLIAM BARTLEV Jackson County Boy Chos en to Lead Georgia Team of 1908. OO0O000O00000O0000O0000000 0 ROCHESTER, N. Y., 0 THE "UMPIRE CITY." O' Rochester, N. Y„ claims the dls- O O tlnctlon of having been the birth- O O place of more umpires than any 0 O other city. Here I* the list: 0 O Francis J. O'Loughlln, American., O 0 William Klem, National. O O William Carpenter, National. O O William Buckley, Tri-State. O O William Sullivan, American Aaao. O 0 William Shelber, South Atlantic. O 0 William David, Empire State. 0 O William Culllgan, Empire State. 0 O Dan Pfennlnger, Southern. O O Dan Fitzelmmoni. Cotton State. O O Maurice F. Danlhy, Three-I. 0 O James Flynn. International. O O Ted O'Hanlon International. 0 O Frank Newhouae, Wlaconsin. 0 O Felix Lynch, Canadian. O O Tom Robson, Canadian. 0 O Joseph Courneen, Northern Cop. O O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO K. M’COY CUTS IN Wants Sharkey’s Game if Sailor Will Fight Him. One Regular of 1907 Foot ball Team Missing in 1908. HERMAN DELAPERRIERE. Herman Delaperrlere was on Thurs day-elected captain of the University of Georgia football team. Delaperrlere will be a senior next yeAr, and has for three seasons done brilliant work with the football team. His choice Is sure to be a popular one, Blngay, of the Detroit News, sings the praises of Lajoie as a ball player. "King of them all is Larry as a player, but he Is a bum manager," 1s Blngay’s opinion. athletic* without the Wolverine so satisfactory, after nil. The iniiimcvrJnl duel of years’ standing between A. A. Sin \ of Chicago nnd Cliarle* Baird of Michli _ JchlKiui la surely going to close In favor of the Mh-h- * 1er. Stngg him expressed the optnlou Chicago nml Michigan would meet on the grldlrou next season; ulso that the con ference representatives will rescind the five-fame rule and allow seven gntues In 190*. Kvery one at Aun Arbor favors re sumption of the athletic relation* with the Maroons: but the sentiment Is that such an eventuality Is wholly tip to the conference. It must take the steps suggested by Htugg, and, In addition, must allow Michigan to * A “ lively uan it'lihi, x iib HUM iumvc ui iur um n iniui sad Wendell and Taft of the batchell team, A host of Enetern ftiiMcrs are anxloue to meet l'ackw, MeKnrland. By TAD. New York, Dec. 6.—books as though all the old-timers lost their goats orer that Hum,-Moir fight. Yesterday Sharkey announced that If he were given four months' training he would light Hums for a $10,000 side bet and show the Canadian up ns a fourth-rater. Kid McCoy anw the story nnd Inst night offered to ctll the Sharkey bet any time the marine aaw At to put up the money and promises to give "Tuwm" the ewelleet fight he orer saw* "I Ilka the gnll of Sharkey talking nhoat re-entering tho ring.” aald the defective- nutolit-puglllat. "I can Itok him. and will bent him, ami will get <10,000 backing Just ns soon as I see the color of the stuff he bss home In the old cashmere sock. I'm not betting that I can beat Burna, remem ber. hut If Sbnrkey In coming back to light, plcoae nave It for me. "I'd like nnolher chance at that fellow and only hope he geta mod enough to put on the old atreatrr again nnd heat up the roads, "There's the best ehnnee In the world for tho old-timers now nnd I'd like to see them klek In once more. There nre two big good men In the ring—Burn* nnd Johnson—bat outside of them they nre nil marks. Think of what mi,, or us retired wallopers might do If we sb,M»k the glad scenery and atarted uftcr them." _ l»et Is that Bradley la Cleveland's third haoemun next season. "New York no other club hns n chance to land him," Special to The Georgian. Knoxville, Tenn., Dec. The Uni versity of Tennessee football team next year wilt bfc, with a few exceptions, the same as the machine that battled for the orange and white during the season Just closed. The team Is now practically a two-year-old, and with only three men absent the squad should develop Into a hummer. , Leach, White and Johnson will all re turn for a try at the end positions. I.each and White did regular work at those berths, and Johnson came'In as utility man, and he waa used enough to warrant the’ awarding of his letter at the close of the season. Walters, at right tackle, will be seen again In football togs, but his running mate. Captain Word,* has retired. For five seasons, during three of which he captained the Volunteers, Word has been the football mainstay of the team, and hts loss will be well-nigh Irrepara ble. He was undoubtedly the ablest player on the eleven, and starred In I every game. Who will fill the left ' tackle position Is a question. Coach Levine will have to answer next fall. At guards, Dougherty and Dlnges ex pect to hang out again, while Burdeft, who relieved them when occasion arose, will also return. Cody and Cottrell, who raced neck and neck for center, are both undergraduates, and have two or three more years coming to them. It Is likely that Cottrell will be shifted to Word's tackle for a try-out. While It Is by no means certain that Loucks will return to take his place at the helm, yet the chances are that when the season opens he will be call ing signals again. And If "Fluxy" does not show up, little Sexton will be on hand as field general. Both halves and the full back have signified their Intention of serving Tennessee once again. Pecvy, McCol lum and Wert made a back Held that was aggressive and also hard to pass. One more season's drill should develop their team work to near perfection. And W. Baker, the crack baseball player, who held down left half for the latter part of the period, saye another year looks good to him. Morelock,_ who substituted at back, and Cochran, who wae used at times for end, both graduate this year and wilt not take advanced work In their respective lines. Tennessee's outlook Is particularly bright, for there te a chance that Word will be the only man lost. Should alt who are doubtful remain away, still there would be ten 'varsity men left, who made their letters during the past season. There seems to be a world of new material In sight from preparatory and high schools, attracted by the brilliant showing made by the Volunteers this year.on the gridiron. The management le already In corre spondence with several prep stare, who have signified their Intention of coming to the state university. Umplrs Bill Edwards, former Prince ton player, thinks football le about per fect. He says the forward pass has opened up the game so the public can enjoy It more. 00000000000000000000000000 O O 0 SKINNY SHIPP 8CORED 0 0 TWENTY-8IX TOUCHDOWNS. O 0 Special to The Georgian. 0 0 Chattanooga, Tenn.. Dec. 6. 0 0 Frank (“Skinny") Shipp arrived 0 O In town from Sewanee yesterday. 0 O The Tiger halfback Is looking fine, 0 0 and said he has never had a better 0 0 season. During the last two 0 0 months, Shipp made twenty-six 0 0 touchdowns for his team. About 0 0 thirty-five or forty were scored O 0 during the season by his team. 0 0 Although this record was not 0 0 touched by any other Southern O 0 man, many of the sport writers 0 0 did not give him a position on the 0 0 All-Southern team. 0 0 Shtpp has received contracts 0 0 from Denver, In the * Western 0 0 League, and Seattle, In the North- 0 0 western League, baseball teams. 0 0 He will probably go to Seattle, as O 0 the salary offered by that club is 0 0 considerably In excess of the one 0 0 offered by the Denver manage- 0 0 ment. Both stipends were large. 0 0 0 000Q0000000000000000000000 MAY COP THE JOB Strang Uncertain Whether or Not to Coach Georgia. Special to The Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 6.—Sammy Strang Nlcklln Is back from a hunting trip to Mississippi and states that he has been offered the position as base ball coach at the University of Geor gia. This position he has not accept ed as yet, but may do so. Nlcklln and George Belters allege that they had a great hunting trip In the Mississippi wilds. Although they did not exhibit any evidences of their luck at the session, both said that all kinds of small wild gome were plenti ful In the cane brakes. Johnny, Dobbs, manager of the Nash ville Southern League team, dropped In to shake hands with the boys be fore going to Nashville, where he will take up some Important matters with the Nashville directors. Johnny Is especially pleased over his outlook because he received the signed contract of Pitcher Briggs, formerly with Indianapolis. Dutchman Is Buying Right and Left From Major Leaguers. "Handsome" Bartley, the twtrler wh 0 used to give up from one to fifty hits per game for the Shreveport team |„ days past, has been bought from Phil, adolphla by Charley Frank, and will b, with the Pelicans next year. Bartley will be remembered as tin man off whose delivery the Atlanta club made a world’s record for hits and runs a few years ago. Dr. H, T. Inge, the chief owner of the Mobile franchise, will not be pres, ent at the coming meeting of tht Southern League as reported. Dr. Inge recently underwent a very severe operation, from which he Is now slowly recovering. It will be two weeks or more before he will be allowed to go out of doors even. Just who will represent Mobile at the I meeting Is uncertain. Charley Shaffer, who was with Rich, mond a while last year, and who play, ed first base for Savannah, will man age the Roanoke club next year. The Cleveland - Delehanty has been sold to Charley Frank, but refuses to be transferred. That makes good read. Ing matter about this time of the year, but you' can put It down that "Del'' will report all light In the spring. The way Charley Frank Is spending his money for big league players rather Inclines us to believe that he Is going after a cracking good ball club for next year, something he has not had sine 1905. LEACH NAMED TEAM LEADER Hugh Hill, the Kansas City player; Dave Gaston, the Ridgedale boy, who plays center field for New Orleans; W. B. Schwarts, the city league mogul, and one or two -athered with the crowd, and the dope wan handed out promis cuously. SprrlHl to The Georgian. Knoxville, Tcun.. Dec. 6.—The Volunteers Imre selected their football lender for 190$ and James Walker Leach Is the moleskin warrior who gets the distinction. Leach began his football career In Knoxville, hli home town, by playing on ltiikcr-Uenlel preparatory school team./ lie -played end. On entering the university he was given n berth at quarterback, and later at half, where he surprised nil with bln ability t<j dodge nud sidestep bis tncklers. During the season of 1907 he played right end uuit la so creditable a manner thnt he was mentioned for the all-Southern by sev eral pickers, niulswns chosen by sotue for an end position. Weighing 168 stripped nud lielug able to do the hundred-yard dash In ten and two-flfths, he make* an end that can smash or get down under punts. lie Is the best toe Tennessee hns seen In many days, and outbooted his opponent lu ever/ $15,000 For Pinkota. City Park Race Track, Dec. 6.—Fred Burlew, senior partner of the racing Arm of Burlew & O’Neil, made the pad- dockltes sit up and take notice when he offered W. H. Fixer $16,000 for his good colt Plnkola, providing the spanking son pf Pink Coat successfully passed the veterlnarles’ examination. The Store for the Man’s Christmas Gift To make a man’s Christmas happy, give him something that will increase his comfort and add to his pleasure. Men have a preference for anything that will make life easier or brighter or more enjoyable. Make your selection from the list below and you’ll give him something he will appreciate more than anything else you could suggest. And, too, it bears the name of Emmons, which denotes style and quality unquestionable. Come, make your selection now while the stock is complete and get first choice, as well as put your mind at rest, so far as the man’s gift is concerned. Smoking Jackets $5.00 to $15.00 Lounging Robes Bath Robes Silk Mufflers Stylish Hate $5.00 to $15.00 $5.00 to f $10.00 $1.00 to $2.50 $2.00 to $5.00 Suits, Overcoats $10.00 to $40.00 Silk Umbrellas Fancy Pajamas Night Shirts $2.50 to $8.00 $1.50 to $3.00 50c to $1.50 (QwimenJ & Pretty Neckwear Kid Gloves Watch Fobs Scarf Pins Cuffs Buttons Fancy Vests $2.00 to $6.00 Initial Handkerchiefs 75c and $1.50 Box Silk Suspenders 50c to $1.50 $1.00 to $2.50 $1.00 to $3.50 75c to $2.50 50c to $4.00 I 75c to $3.00 75c to $2.00 Walking Canes e y/l:^:(Ommo7z3 < ^a i 39 and 41 Whitehall Street. 39 and 41 Whitehall Street.