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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12,1907.
SPORTING
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE MOGULS GATHER HERE FRIDAY
| EDITED BY
| P. H. WHITING
NOT NEWS,
BUT VIEWS
Harry Pulliam doei not seem to
hare any conscientious scruples
about serving a third term. He
has just accepted the National
League presidency for the sixth
time.
The Southern League is going to
have the lop-sidedest circuit on
record next year, provided Little
Bock does not sell her franchise
to Chattanooga.
Teams going around the circuit
will have nice little jumps until
they get to Little Rock. Then the
next stop will be New Orleans and
it’s an awful trip from one point
to the other, of course the sched-jTry to weaken Americans
ule may send the teams around the
other way, but the jump from New
M’GOVERN
GETS INTO
LIMELIGHT
Gets Worst of Free-For-All
Fight in Garden
Cafe.
FOREIGN RIDERS
IN CONSPIRACY
Orleans to Little Rock is no short
er than that from Little Rock to
New Orleans, and the railroad
companies will get yon going or
coming, as they always do.
and Help Rutt and
Stol.
New York, Dec. 12.—Terry McGov
ern, the ex-llghtweight champion pu-
to stay in the league.
Little Rock’s location docs not
entitle her to a place in the South
ern League. But we hardly look
for a change this year.
When the next annual meeting
rolls around, though, the moguls
New
Orleans-Little Rock jump and
rather anxious to get some cen
trally located town in the league.
Memphis is pulling hard to get
F. P.'Coleman, their club presi
dent, into the job of vice presi
dent of the league.
Everybody likes Mr. Coleman,
and he would make a fine man for
the position, no one better.
But ho is from tho west, and so
is the president of the league. To
elect a westerner to the vice presi
dency would seem to tend toward
lopsidedness.
We fail to see why Lowry Ar
nold should not continue ns vice
president, whether he wants it or
not. Even if he has dropped out
of tho local club he is still inter-
eitfld in baseball. To our minds
the job is likely to be handed back
to him, whether he wants it or
not. If he will not take it the title
ought to stay in the east. Mayor
Joyner or President Hcismau, of
'Atlanta, or Bob Baugh, of Bir
mingham, would suit nicely.
Fred J. Hewitt, the sporting edi
tor of the new Morning World of
New Orleans, seems to be some
.thing that the town has needed for
a long time, lie has promised to
wake ’em up down there. Read
this from his opening nddressi
First anil foremost In my mind
will be tho endeavor to keop this
department clean.
I will handle clean, dignified
. a port In a cloan and dignified .
manner, crltlciae where crltlclerfi
• la necessary, booat where the
game deserves It, and KNOCK
and knock hard where dishon
esty and nnderhandedneaa are
obvious.
This la fair warning that thla
' department can not bo REACHED.
I know enough about the rac
ing game to know when a jockey
“grabs one.” t believe that I am
so constituted that I can be par
tial to mistakes, but do not In
tend for an Instant to stand for
turf parasites.
In the great national game the
, "busher" will bo given considera
tion and protection. The Inflated
cranium of a rising star may
sometimes be “packed In Ice,”
but he Is sure to find justice In
the sport columns of The Morn
ing World.
The boxer who will curry fa
vor with me muBt tight on the
level, and no "broken ulnae” a la
James Edward Brttt go with Lit
tle Bright Eyes.
The wrestler, the track ath
lete, the soccer man, the rugby
warrior and the wlelder of the
tennis racquet are all my friends.
I need them In my business. The
man who makes a fair and honest
effort will not be ridiculed, but
the "guinea” who tries to “put
■ one over” will And that The
Momlng World la merciless and
will devote eome time and effort
to chase him to the "high brush.”
KETCHELL AND THOMAS
FIOHT IN BALL PARK.
San Francisco, Cat, Dec. It.—To
night, In the baseball park. In a ring
pitched within a stone's throw of an
other ring site made famous by Jet-
frlss. Peter Jackson, J* Choynskl and
Tom Sharkey, Young Ketchell and Joe
Thomas will answer the gong for the
third time.
Building upon the character of the
former meetings between the pair, the
sports are looking forward to a slash
ing fight.
In the matter of wagering, Ketchell
Is 10 to t favorite, and there la plenty
of Thomas money, too.
With “team rate*” down nnd ^''"‘•b«“me the storm center of a
. j ... .. j - rree-ror-all fight In the cafe right off
out and With railroad fares an aw- I the arena where the efx-day bike race
fill item of expense, the men who >» aolng on In Madison Square Garden
own Southern League franchises j LaVn"p befnraVe*atTSdanu X'-
are going to think several times J ped the fracas that his friends had to
before they encourage Little Rock ^o'v^h.d bee^th^iUn for
the greater part of the early hours of
the morning. . He was not In an amia
ble mood, and when he strolled Into
the cafe. Just after the riders had ped
aled around the track In a short sprint,
he Joined in an argument that was In
progress among a number of men and
women.
The men and women who were quar
reling Joined issues when McGovern,
'aider Interfered. There were
hot words between the little
fighter and one of the party In the cafe,
and almost before any one knew It,
the two men were battering each other
Just as If they had been In the pflsc
ring. McGovern's antagonist, -whom
his friends called '•Chink," quickly got
the best of the fight. He landed two
or three heavy bimva on McGovern's
face, and finally felled him to the -floor.
Then McGovern was punched and kick
ed by three or four men. The whole
crowd then left the garden, leaving
McGovern almost senseless on the floor.
He was In a fearful condition, and
some of his friends took him away to
a hotel.
That the foreign riders are deter
mined to help Rutt and Stol win the
142-hour bike race at Madison Square
Garden Is evident by the manner In
which they were apparently trying to
weaken the Americans. Joe Fogler and
Jimmy Moran, by taking turns at In
dulging In nerve-racking sprints early
today.
At 1:30 a. m., there was a sprint
which lasted for fully seven minutes,
and kept the 8,000 spectators contin
ually on their feet yelling like maniacs
nt the gritty rider*. Stol, the plucky
German, was responsible for It.
Despite the fact that the men rode at
terrific speed, however, not & team lost
a lop. All of the riders wore goggles
today while riding, a* they complained
of sore eyes.
LEAGUE
MEETING
Executive Committee Gath
ers Friday For
Session.
The first of the moguls will get here
Friday for the annual aeaslon of the
Southern League.
The executive committee la due to
go Into session Friday. If it does it
will break a precedent of long stand
ing. As a rule the executive commit
tee meeting goes over until the morn
ing of the league meeting. But this
time may be the exception.
The only real fun promised at the
meeting of the committee Is the hear
ing of the "fixed batters' box” charges.
Flank has been rooked a $300 fine for
leaving the grounds without playing a
game the day In question. He has
asked that this fine be remitted. C
his protest the cose will be taken up.
Nothing exciting Is scheduled for tho
regular meeting exoept the election of
officers and the admission of Mobil*.
Gloth to Captain
Virginia Team
University of Virginia. Dec. 12.—
Center Rush Gloth, regarded by many
as the fastest man In his position ever
seen on the Southern fotoball fields,
was elected captain of the University
of Virginia eleven by the squad of 1907.
A NEW CAPTAIN.
BAT ISSUES
ULTIMATUM
Posts Money to Bind Match
With Joseph Gans,
Champion.
Chicago. Dec. II.—Battling Nelson
has Issued an ultimatum to Joe Dans
and Paekey McFarland. In a telegrnin
the Dane outlines the terms under
which he will clinch a meeting either
with the Chicago lightweight or tho
champion. Here are the main paints In
the Nelson telegram:
"Have posted 1500 with Jack Welsh
here to cover the $500 dans has posted
with your paper to bind a match with
Paekey McFarland.
"This also goes to Insure the posting
of the remaining $4,600 an a aide bet of
$5,000 on the contest.
"Here is my final offer to Gans:
"I will fight him at 153 pounds, pro
viding I get 65 per cent or the money,
win, lose or draw. I will light him nt
133 rounds In fighting clothee at the
ringside, and. give him the same
amount of money, win. lose or draw.
This Is final, and, I think, sportsman*
like, too.”
Some Good Advice
For Auto Drivers
HERE'S LINE
CIRCUITS
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ChATito.o»f+
Liflic Hocn.
A[kv&
Montfomer^
Mobil?
/vinr Or/cahs
At the coming meeting of the Southern Lesgue the question of admitting Mobile will eome up, aqd perhaps
Chattanooga will knock for admission at the same time. - *
The present circuit, the new one with Mobile in, and the one with M.obile and Chattanooga m mace of
Shreveport and Little Rock, can readily be doped out. With th* two western club# eliminated •»»«* with Mo
bile and Chattanooga In their places, It can readily be seen what an improvement there would be in the circuit,
geographically at least, and what a decided cut in mileage. ■
The diagram above was prepared by Tom McCullough, secretary of the Memphis club.
MEN BEHIND LONG GRIND GET THE MONEY
RIDERS WRECK BODY FOR TRIFLING PAY
By REV. THOMAS B. GREGORY.
New York, Dec. 13.—The annual six-
day bicycle race at the Madison Square
Garden, now In full swing before the
assembled thousands of spectators,
gives us a fresh proof oft he old doc
trine of the omnipotence of gold.
The young men who are making the
body-racking records are making but
little besides. Their pay Is trifling—
but not so Is It with the bunch of men
behind them.
To them the race means Money!
Money! Money! That and that alone.
The laurel wreath with which the
old Greeke crowned the brow of the
vlctortoue runner at Olympia Is one of
the little matters of history of which
the engineers of the Madison Square
Garden bicycle race have never heard.
The priceless thing of which that lit-
tie wreath was the proud emblem has
never received n moment's attention at
the hands of the aforesaid gsntlemen.
"Honor’s a mere 'scutcheon"—away
with It! "Put money In thy purse!"
The remarkable men who stood In
the Stadium at Olympia, ready to
crown the victor with the laurel of
Immortality, believed In the sacredness
of the "human form divine.” Beauty—
and above all else the beauty of the
human body—wee to them e religion.
They worshiped It, and out of their
worship grew the poems, paintings and
statues that have been the admiration
and wonder of thousands of years,
and that shall thrill the world’s heart
as long as the world endures.
But In the modern tug of war. In the
long, weary, bone-racking, muscle-
stralnlng, soul-sickening struggle In
the big New York building there Is
none of the ancient spirit.
The finest mechanism In the universe
—the glorious body of man—Is made
to sweat, and strain, and groan, hour
after hour and day after day, simply
that the exhibition may put money Into
tho purses of a few enterprising pro
moters!
With what holy horror would the
Greeks of old turn away from this
mercenary grindlng.up of human beau
ty In the mill of Mammon!
PULLIAM
ELECTED
Rules and Deals Talked
Over But Nothing Stir
ring is Done.
By SAM CRANE.
New York, Dec. 13.—Bresnabin,
Browne and Dahlen for Schlel and Lo-
bert, of the Cincinnati club, Is the
trade that the New York club propoees
to the Cincinnati, and the Cincinnati
officials are hesitating. From a Xe w
York standpoint It looks as If the Cin
cinnati club would be getting all the
best of the deal, but Manager Me-
Graw's Idea Is to get young players
who h^ve shown promise.
The men he Is willing to trade are
stars, every one. And still the Cincin
nati club Is hesitating. The great big
trouble Is that Garry Herrmann dare
not take his own judgment, and hae
put the matter up to Dreyfus and
others who hate to see the New York
club strengthened up fn any way, shaile
or manner.
Amendments and elections were the
order at the league meeting yesterday
afternoon. Harry Pulliam was re
elected for his sixth year as presl-
dent, getting seven out of eight votes
cast. The other went to Frank DeHaas
Robinson. Secretary-Treasurer John
Heydler was unanimously re-elected, as
was the board of directors, consisting
of Barney Dreyfus, of Pittsburg: Char,
lie Ebbltts, of Brooklyn; Garry Herr
mann. of Clnclnantl; Charles Murphy,
of Chicago, and George Dovey, of Bos
ton.
The league president took up for In
formal consideration amendments to
the constitution, which, If anythin;
finally Is done about them, must go In
the form of recommendations to the
rules committee of the major leagues,
which will meet In February, next.
Max Flelschmann, of Cincinnati, In
this connection, brought up the matter
of placing the pitcher's box on a level
with the diamond, a question much
mooted and having advocates on both
sides.
Then there was more Informal die.
cusslon over a proposition to reduce the
number of pitched balls a batter may
have from four to three. The delegates,
however, before they adjourned until 1
o'clock this afternoon, discussed the
rules of the national commission !s
reference to purchased and drafted
players. Afterward a recommendation
was adopted to the national commis
sion that players drafted from the
minor leagues be treat#! the same ai
purchased players.
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J. WALKER LEACH.
Hero Is a picture of tho new
ball captain of the University of
Tennessee. He Is an end and
star player.
Jackson Club May
Get Carlos Smith
"Don't run your car to the limit of
Its power," says M. B. Hatch, sales
manager of the Thomas. “Any car,
one, two, four or six cylinders, will run
better and longer If Its power Is not
taxed to Its utmost.
An example of this was recently
shown when one of our older models
was brought to the factory for over
hauling. Although the car had been
run many thousands of miles, the en
tire mechanism of the car was found to
be In perfect condition. When com
plimented on his drlv'ng, the chauffeur
•aid, 'It's easy. I take the steep hills
on third speed.'”
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O BILL, THE 8LEUTH,
AFTER THAT CATCHER. O
O
O The Cincinnati Enquirer saya: O
O "President Joyner (Helsman?) O
O and Manager Billy Smith, of At- O
O tents, are running a fine-tooth O
O comb through the National League O
O In the hope of pulling out a good O
O young catcher. President Bryce O
O and Manager Clymer. of Colum- 0
O bua, are also after players, hut O
O have not yet succeeded in doing 0
O anything.” O
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Special to Tin* Georgian.
Jackson, Miss., Dec. 12.—That Co
lumbus will retain her place In the
Cotton States League Is guaranteed by
statements from a majority of the
members of the board of directors.
The Columbus association operated
Inst year at a loss of several thousand
dollars, but the Columbus baseballlsts
evidently have genuine sporting blood
In their veins, and are determined to
stick to the game. "Uncle Ace” Stew
art, manager of the team. Is now
scouting for new players.
In local baseball circles there has
been nothing doing for several weeks.
Manager Montgomery Is wintering In
Jackson, and early next year he will
endeavor to arrange for some new
players. An Interesting report Is cur
rent that Jackson will try to capture
Carlos Smith, star outfielder of the
Birmingham team, who Is ho longer un
der contract with the Vaughan man
agement, and Is at liberty to sign where
he pleases this season. Smith owns
considerable property at Brookhaven, 50
miles south of here, and It is believed
that he would rather play with Jack-
son than any other team.
There have been no developments In
the proposed sale of the Jackson
franchise to New Orleans people, and
It may be assumed that local Interest*
will control the team during the 1907
season.
The Jackson directors are unaltera
bly opposed to a compromise with Mo-
bole over the $2,500 withdrawal matter,
and It Is understood ‘that at the meet-
In'- In Gulfport on December 17 they
will Insist on the Alabama team paying
the full amount.
O’BRIEN MUST
FIGHT SOME
"Jawn” Can Redeem Him
self Somewhat by Fin
ishing Heveron.
Chalmers Gets
Into Auto Game
The most notable newcomer tor some
time In the ranks of the manufacturers
of motor cars Is Hugh Chalmers, for
merly vice president and general man
ager of the National Cash Register Co,
of Dayton, Ohio.
Mr. Chalmers has long been a stu
dent of the progress of the automobile
Industry, and tbl* past week has allied
New York, Dec. 12.—Thomas Shar
key. the "betting bug” of Fourteenth
street, has been selected to referee the
Jack O’Brlen-BHl Heveron fight at
Philadelphia Friday night. Bob Grady,
of the Industrial Club, has the match
In hand, and as Philadelphia Jawn Is
a tremendous favorite In the City of
the Sleepers, he expecta a packed pa
vilion.
Jawn was Introduced to the Quakers
after his big confession, and they
cheered him to the echo. They really
believe that the confessing kid will be
us good as he can be In the future.
O’Brien has to make short work of
Heveron in order to make good. He
meets Jack Johnson at the same club
next month.
M’CAY BOWLS
WITHELLIOTT
Bernie Coming Over to Try
For the Individual
Championship.
Bemle McCay. captain of the Mobile
bowling team, has challenged J. R.
Elliott, captain of the Atlanta bowling
team, for a series of five games to de
cide the Individual championship of
the South.
Mr. Elliott has accepted the chal
lenge and the match will take place
on the George W. Case alleys Friday
night, beginning at 8:30 o'clock.
A large number will accompany Mc
Cay on the trip to witness the match,
as there Is an unusual amount of In
terest centered In It. It Is also probable
that "Rube” Waddell, the eccentric
pitcher of the Philadelphia Americans,
.$'111 be present, as he Is spending the
winter In Mobile, and la an enthusiastic
bowler.
This match will no doubt prove to be
one of the most Interesting ever pulled
oft In Atlanta.
CHICAGO PUGILISTS
FIGHT TO A DRAW.
Peoria, IIL, Dec. It.—Danny Good
man and Dusty Miller, both of Chica
go, fought a hard ten-round draw be
fore the Peoria Athletic Club here last
night.
himself with one of the most successful
of the younger automobile concerns, the
E. R. Thomas Detroit Co. He has pur
chased s heavy stock Interest, and be
comes president of the company. E.
R. Thomas, of Buffalo, retains his stock
holding and his membership on the
board ol directors, and In no way loses
Ids Identity with the organisation.
The product will continue to be mar
keted by the E. R. Thomas Co, of Buf.
fnlo, whose sales department has al
ready made contracts covering the sea
son's output. . -
Let This Be the Happiest
Xmas Yet
You can do it if you will—all there is about it is
to get busy and do all in your power to throw a little
ray of sunshine into some life that will be glad to feel
it, and then you have done some good. This is the
house where you can remeniber people without any
trouble and with but little expense. For instance, you
well know that the happiest moment of child life is
that great love and expectancy of old “Santa Claus.”
Isn’t it sweet? You have been a child once and you
are well prepared to answer the question, so don’t forget
the dear, sweet little tot of the older child-Remein-
bet they will only be children one time in this life
and it costs so little to make them supremely happy.
We have Toys galore: Wagons, Tricycles, Bicycles,
Skates, Dolls, Games and a hundred things that will so
quickly double the love that the little fellow already has
for “old Santa.” If you want to remember Sister, look
over our immense line of silver novelties. If it’s Brother,
then get into our shaving supply department, or the
pocket cutlery, and no doubt you will find the desired
article. If it’s MUmma, then we could not commence
to enumerate the many useful, every day needful
articles that can be used as a gift. Well, it doesn’t
matter who it is you want to remember, in our many
big filled departments you can find just the thing,
just the proper size, and just the proper price and a
most desirable present for either Mother, Father, Sister,
Brother, Uncle, Aunt, Sweetheart or stranger. Never
before have we shown sc many beautiful, serviceable,
durable and economically priced things as we are doing
this season. We will be delighted to show you through
at any time.
KING HARDWARE CO.
53 Peachtree Street 87 Whitehall Street