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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
L'HII>AY, DECEMBER 13.
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ADDITIONAL NEWS FROM VARIOUS FIELDS OF SPORT
ALL ABOUT LEAGUE MEETING
BEFORE THE THING HAPPENS
We have been to several Southern
League meeting* and are able here
with to present a fairly accurate report
of what Is going to transpire.
Friday—Meeting of executive com
mittee. Nobody turns up and by com
mon consent the session goes over to
Saturday rooming.
Saturday Morning—Executive com
mittee goes Into executive session.
President Kavanaugh, "We will now
hear all protests."
Charley Frank (who got In by mis
take): "Move all protests withdrawn."
, Charley Frank: "Sfccomt that mo
tion."
Charley Babb (also In by mistake):
' "What about that batters’ box?"
rr!^ r, TnnW«n V “’4na a t ,r batters'
box?"
President Kavanaugh: "All protests
ar* declared withdrawn."
After which The executive commit
tee adjourns.
The league meeting then begins.
President Kavanaugh opens his an
nual box of elgars inul presents his
annual report, ".lentlemon, |nls HI
been a great year In the Southern
league (wild applause by Billy. Smith)
—a better year than last yeur (hisses
by President Baugh, of Birmingham,
Wo forthwith adjourns In a body to
™ golf course).
"1 am confident that next year will
tie still, better, whereupon Uljarlo#
Prank smiles broadly and wants to or„-
d'r drink*.
william Smith 1" then called on for
sn address on "How to Win a Pen
nant?" He replies with these brief
worda: "Oat
Noahvllt* and Montgomery delega
ttons.)
Mike Finn then entertains the meet.
Ing with a touching little effort enti
tled "If We Hadn’t Hit the Chutes >Vo
Might Have Won.”
The first verse runs thus:
"It’s awful playing baseball out In Ar
kansas;
It's tho hardest job we tackled fob a
spell.
Wo have never seen tho llko since we
got started—
It’s as tough as making snowballs
down in; .welv-t-
Woods has got malaria.
Keith has got the’ botta.
Stark ha* sprung a spavin.
Which helps his playltig lot*.
Orr has got the stage fright.
And |s trembling in hi* .boots.
But we might have won the pennant
If we Jmdn’t hit the chutes.”
(Words and music by MoSo Wormser.
At all hardware stores)
Manager Frank then rises to propose
an amendment to the constitution, mak
ing It Illegal to hold any more meet
ings In "dry towns." Carried.
Tim meeting I* annoyed by loud
snores from the representative of The
Picayune, who la waked up by request
of the president.
The Little Rock delegation announces
Its usual annual address on "Lowering
the Salary Limit, and Why." The fold
ing beds are let down.
When wakefulness Is thoroughly
restored tho meeting adjourns and
the delegates accept an Invltatloh to
attend a poat-indetlng session In the
Room of the Lady-ln-the-Fouhtain.
KITCHELL OUTPOINTED THOMAS;
BERGER AWARDED HIM DECISION
MERCER LOOKS FORWARD TO
A GOOD BASEBALL SEASON
special to Tho Georgian.
Macon, G«., Dee. 13.—Manager T. G. Far-
m**, Jr., of the IK'S Hiiebelt team, baa not
n definite schedule a* y*L
The following |eami are practically set*
d**I on. altl)niigh no dates have been Ret:
T*h, Georgia, Anbar* Trjiftti U«ward.
UlMlMippi, a. and M.. University of North
•‘atollna and Opaott.
Last year Mnrre, dd j.. n.-.-omplMi
>“ueh at baseball. It **emcd as though a
tioodoo followed her through the entire
year. Tbi§ year lot* of hew materia! U do
band, and with those of last year's team
who have returned things look not alto*
gather gloomy. _ .
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Wha elected niahager ... —, --
team. This li Mr. Coleman’s sophomore
-ear In evil eg* and It in quite an honor to
cooeldetittg the fact that this ta bla
find year Tn'"eoltege.‘”Mr. Coleman fa *
aorlfity. He Is
aha l» rery
oud student
in nia ciawi aim *u** ihmmuhk
Is nn nU-ronnd college man
popular with noth the faculty
Damage Case Continued.
s l£ i »l to The Georgian.
Valdosta, Ga., Dec. 13.—The case of
.',(cRee Brothers against the Atlantic
'!«xist Lin* Railway, being a suit for
"bout JIB.OOO damages caused by the
I'urnlng of the Arm's crate and basket
i. ** Kinder lent, was continued
_Z‘ th * l ulled .States district court !>«■
Judge Sp
(•ire Ju
Speer. Judge Speer allowed
1 i l IJ, “mendnient. to tho declaration and
nil of particulars of the rialntadts.
Circus Takes Winter Quarters.
Special to The Georgian.
Valdosta, Ga.. Dec. IS.—Von Ain-
berg’s circus, which will gd Into win
ter quarters here, yesterday reached
the city and was transferred to the old
state fair grounds gt P|ne Park, n mile
north of the city, where the animals,
paraphernalia and many of the circus
performers and workmen will remain
until March.
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O By YOUNG KETCHELL. 0
S I was confldent through th* j
0 Aght that I was going to win. i
O Thomas was clever, but his blows I.
0 did not have force enough to hart O
O me. and at no time was I In any 0
O distress. I think I proved con- 0
0 cluslvcly last night that I am his O
O kuperlnr, and I will now look for O
O some one else to light. , O
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By W. W. NAUGHTON.
Son FrtincUeo, Dec. IS.—Stanley Ketchell
really rieinonatroted last night Hut he was
Joe Thomas’ master at tho lighting game.
The mntcli between the pair at tl)e tuisn-
hall grounds went the full twenty rounds.
When tho "erase lighting" sounded Ref
eree ham Berger pulled the struggling miit-
1 uplift end held Kotobell’s right
. the official Intimation that the
illeivolghls
glove Sheet.
lad from Montana hail wan.
Ilia margin of orodli wan no titriidlve
that there was no» a chnneo for Otguuiont
In rsspeet to the awsnl.
Fighter v*. Boxer.
Through tho whole light one fact was
patent, namely, that It was lighter against
!alter. MMtbell .was nggresslveueaa person
ified. Thomas, while lie spurted oeeaslon-
nlly, used bis olevernoss. ns a foil to the
othqrs man’s nMp-simlfd methods. ,
If It bad not been for the way Kstehell
carried the Isittlo to hi* opponent the ©o».
lest wouhi hove lieen for loss Inter,-sling.
Aa It was. It was voted one of tho most
loaii of* loo,!' patrons
witncHN.
Ketchell obtained p I caul after-tbe tlml
found start*** 1. Th.omrtH was bleeding from
tho Mono In the second round and be seemed
to lock confidence,,
Tent Nearly Blown Down.
San Ifraadsco'4 first •eoptHpco of a prize
fight under canvas com# very near befog n
disastrous one.
In the early evening, while the crowd
as gathering outside the baseball grounds,
fierce wind storm nrose mid the fight-go-
r* Were blinded with rfreat clouds of »1u*t.
Thffeacnped from this ■ * “* ‘
if’ * -
experience only to
foil Into greater danger, for Inside the pa
vilion guy ropes were snapping slid swirl-
lug, tent poles were cracking i»ud the, huge
cnnvns seetned In danger of lieing carried
away on the horns of tbe gule.
At one stage Promoter OJeuso
son i
« „ Mil
the tent and
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By JOE THOMAS.
O ---- 0
0 I figured that I wan nut point
O Ing Ketchell all through the
0 but 1 have no kick coming at
O <jree Berger's decision. Ketchell la Q
0 n very strong young fellow nnd O
In ft groat deal of 0
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Ut. f
0 hie blows contaL
O punishing power, I
did the best I O
0 could, nnd If the referee thinks 0
0 that Ketchell had tho better of tho 0
0 fight Lara satisfied. 0
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coming d<
kept thel
down about jtbelr ear*.
t holders wes*» game. bowerer, nnd
■ — mSo —
__. mnnv
dangtHig In all < ._
repaired Indore Ketchell and
tored tUe ring.
Sam Berger’s Views.
After the fight Sum Itorger said: "It was
KetrhnU’s great animal strength that won
the fight for him. Thomas fought a game
end n clever light hut there were times
during the Itnttl* that be was weal and
hla cleverness and clean tilttfn<
than offsot. by the for*
punch. Hoth ltay* broke
KING BAILEY MAY COACH
MERCER BASEBALL TEAM
Bpeclsl to The Ceorslsu.
Macon, Ca., Dec. It.—A deal la nati
on for "Kink" Bailey, a former South
Atlantic ami Southern Leaquo pitcher,
to coach Mercer Vnlveralty baseball
team thLs coming season.
BsUley is well known In baseball cir
cles nnd at one time pitched for Madon
and also for Atlanta,
lie now ha# tbe matter under consid
eration.
If Hatley accepts, he will be asked to
report by January t, sq he c#n take up
the gym work with the players/ of next
season's baseball team.
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LEAGUE OFFICIALS. O
GEORGIA MEN BELIEVE CASE
AGAINST THEM IS CLOSED
.Special to The Georgias.
Athens, Ga., Dec. 13.—The general
opinion In Athens Is that tho Georgia
cose will not be further loked Into at
the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic
Association hie*tlng tomorrow. A sub
stantial compliance has already been
•made with tho conditions attached to
Georgia's reinstatement by the execu
live Committee In Atlanta. Smith and
Uncork had nothing to do. In any offl
clal capacity, with the Aulnlrn game,
and both orf at the present Urns un-
PEACE WITH
C. COMISKEY
Chicago, Dee. 11—Th* sensation or yes
terday's session of the American I-engue
Was tbe election of president Comlskey, of
Chicago, to a place on the rules committee,
In ptaee off president Nnyes, of th# Wash
ington club. Thin action liy the magnates
la r.-garde.l as significant. It silenced the
rnmor that a faction headed by Comlskey
was trying to block President Hsu Johnson’s
The board of directors for t*M will h* th*
Chicago, ClevsIShfi, .'Jfew fork hnd Boston
der Investigation.
Georgia la anxious to havo tho one-
year rule passed, it Is believed that
this will net at onCo as a panacea
and a preventative.
Professor Sanford will make a vigor
ous fight in support of the proposed
legislation.
There Is little validity to tho argu
ment that tho rule will bn crippling In
that Southern Intercollegiate Athletic
Association colleges wlU not bo able to
play outside Institutions. It would
Seem that colleges which have out
grown th* association havo no busi
ness staying In It.
Dresent officials of the O »u the rules committee, along with Manager
; , #2?. 0 a Mack, of Philadelphia, and (Jrlfdtfi. of .Vew
n i.eaguo are. u York. »b» hat,. I con members of that com-
Chattanooga Will
Be Represented
Apodal to The Georgian.
i ’hnttanongh, Tenn., Dec. 13.—Several
Chaltandogana will Attend the meeting
of the baseball mogul* to be held In
Atlanta tomorrow for the purpose 6f
looking Into tbe matter of securing
control of the Little Rock franchise.
A treat deal of talk has been going
hround In regard to Chattanooga ob
taining the Little Hock franchise, and
it la not Improbable that something
will be sprung at the nfoottng ftulur-
dav. It Is understood that Llttlo Hod;
I* willing to sell If Pbattanuoga will
put up the price.
Roth Manager Dobbs and President
Kuhn will attend tho meeting, and It is
very probable that several d«l» will be
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O TY COBB IS NAMED °
O FOR ECCENTRIC NINE
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O Billy Murphy, of The St. Louis O
O Star-Chronicle, has picked th* 0
O following AU-Kccentrtc nine: O
O Catcher. Schreck; pitcher. Wad .
O dell; ahortktop, Altlxer; first base, O
O Unglnub: second base, Kerris; O
O third base, Yeager; left Held, O
Q’Georg© Stone; center field, "Ty” O
O CdSb; right Held, Wllllo Keeler. O
o of the Georgia boy, ha aaya; O
O The fiery Southern "Ty” Cobb O
O was th* choice for center. "Ty" O
O ha" numerous qualifications that O
O entitle lijni to a Job. HI# hitting*0
O ability in to baseball and pugilism O
s his chief stock In trade. O
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mad# for now player*. It |» ruiqo<ed
that Sorrell, McElveen and Perdue will
all throe be traded tq other clubs In the
Southern circuit.
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O The _
O Southern
O President. Secretary and Treaa- O
O urer—William Kavanaugh, Little O
O Rock. O
O Vice President—Lowry Arnold, O
O of Atlanta. Q
g Board of Directors—Lowry Ar- O
nohl, ex-olllclo: Robert Baugh, O
O Birmingham; Leonard L. Stern. O
O New Orleans; Captain w. T, O
O Crawford, New Orleans; ll. P. O
O Amerine. Montgomery. O
O Board of Trainees—President O
O Rather, of Little Rock- President O
O Kuhn, of Nashville; President O
,1
0 elnbs. President Comlskey was appointed
Coleman, of Memphis.
- ‘ W. T. Craw.
Auditor—Captain . _.
<1 ford, O
O The place* of Lowry Arnold <•
O a* vice, president and director; O
O Captain W. T. Crawford, as dl- O
6 rector and auditor, nnd B. P. O
O Ainsrlno, aa director, will have to O
O be filled at the annual election O
O Saturday. O
O O
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0 BILL SMITH LANDED O
0 CATCHER HE WANTED. O
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O John f.'ovenaSf onager of the O
O Lawrence team the New Eng- O
O land League, has been secured by O
O Billy Smith as a catcher for the O
O Atlanta Club next year. O
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g wsldent, ■ H
#. And. uf coura*. C. II.
evelaod. was re-elect,
Vei
lldl h, Ol I SllwrilfUlU, (lust '■lllillll. PL saws*
York, who have l ecii raejuh^rs of that com*
‘ for aarrrml sc.iTOna..
rraideoU Ta/lof. of Boaton. nnd IIp(1k«‘h,
Ht Isonla. wern named to act nitti
slfif'nt Johnxon on tbi- schedule commlt<
nf pourfin. V-. II, S<i|jicr». ol
prv-Mcnt 1,1
.'r< slcl«*nt Johnson was not rr
.... fertn of offlee lieinic for tor
yr&rn, an.J not fMlfiBI until
1 —- - w - j -*- Lt *-*—M. i--k-is —-yera t
w dvala to
nlarera .reported are unicaffM. St. Loulu
WnshlnKtou. Detroit and New.York.
Manager .McAImp waa the buhlest of the
lot and onifineored ta.» trades. First, h«
puerbased ontrlffht A. fi. Brown, first hast-
man, l*lonjrlnc to the uetrolt thtb, who has
h»*q»u with tnn Montreal Easiorn I*entue club
thla iaat s< nson, Th**n tho Kruwns mannuer
"rd OUle -Ktekerlnt; lo Mnnagtr Cantll-
of tho WnsUluKton duK for rilarley
h, who broke Into lost company at a
White Htooklqjf.
The other denis were the purchase by the
Detroit** of Catcher Ira Thomas from the
Now York Utablandem nnd of John Ander
son, of Washington, by Comlskey.
Tho Detroit club during the *lay signed
lanngnr JcuiiLngs to a tvrd years’ contract
_ t a big increase In salary over but year's
figure.
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“JAWN” WILL FIGHT.
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O
Sew York, Dec. 23.—Jack O’Bri* 0
O on will enter the i in* again at O
O Philadelphia tontglit. He is to 0
0 meet Bill IUveron. an EnKlf»li O
0 heavy- weight. In ft tlx-round bout. O
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ALLEN NAMED
AS LEADER
Clemson, S. December 13.—T. S.
Allen has been elected captain of the
Clemtion football team for next year.
Captain McLnurlh. who Is popular, not
oijly with his tearfi Matas, but with the stu
dent** lu gfiiernl, wlU almost certainly rv-
turh. Gaston, Ills runulu*; mate, will aliu*
be on hand. Fleinlhg and ltrltt ifuards;
• nloin anil Crider, ulso Kuards; Clark" and
Wyekmun, centers; Allen, Wvddham sud
Turner, halfbacks; Coles, Mcl aUdcn, cnd>,
will all return.
Lee
back „ v .
when th*? whistle blow* fo
fall. With thow*. men As a nucl*»us
ought to 1>k easy for Cleuison (o turn o
wluulng team In 190S.
The question of n c»>ach for 1!** lias
yet been settled. Coach SUnughut‘Mtti>y
done well with tho Cwmwn team this y
especially «o. When It I** r* , '*nll**«l that th
Ills firRt year as coach of h collage tt
Itosldes, ho hnd many m*w men t*n
team, sown of whom 1im«1 n*v«*r fie
played football. If Conch Shu ugh id-
f huff Id return tfV nett year
MOON ELECTED MAYOR
OF CARTER8VILLE.
BpecUr th Th^ Georgian.
Carters vl lie, 'in, I- 13.
municipal election yeeterday.
Moon, a prominent lawyer, was
mayor. He received 203 votes,
in** Paul Gllreath, the present
woo received 177 vote*.
Tho folio wins* were elected
men: 3. C. Watkins, First ward
Gaults, Second ward; W. I. Alley
ward; M. F. Word. Fomt u.
Mathew?. T. M, Stitigon, J. A,
John Stanford, aldermen at Jar
Deaf Mute in Court.
Pencil and tablet had to J>** »,
take the testimony of CfthNk- Ci
a deaf and dumb negro, at tho
court Thursday. Crowder bed
faulted, he WMk. by Klni? Warn
other nejgro, %yHIIe
tine
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