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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1907.
? EDITED BY
jP. H. WHITING
SP ?K NG I MEETING OF LEAGUE MOGULS IN SESSION SATURDAY
LEAGUE DIRECTORS TAKE UP PROTESTED GAMES;
| NOT NEWS, BUT VIE WS \
By PERCY H. WHITING.
The peacefulness of the present Southern League meeting is
something marvellous.
Usually the moguls have a ruction or two in progress, just to
keep things properly enlivened.
But this year peace and good fellowship are supreme.
If ft were not for the fact that Mobile is on hand and talking
business it would be a dull session. The prospect of a change in
the league circuit is the only novelty.
There is something pitiful about the recent shako-op in the
New York Giants and in McGraw’s convulsive efforts to get a ball
club. ' .....
Such a few years back these Rame Giants were invincible.
And at that time they were the most offensive set of arrogant,
blustering, bumptious roisters that ever went unhung. Their
methods were not relished in the South and one club after an
other and one city after another was closed to them for spring
training.
They are a trifle meekor now, these once-swaggering Giants,
and they are getting a little more sympathy ,from' the general
public. But the South does not want them and never will.
The efforts of some representatives of the Sheltered Life
School of journalism to hammer football out of existence is dis
gusting to all fair-minded people.
Recently the sainted Associated Press carried a tcn-line story
to the effect that Roy VanOrman, the Cornell player who was
Hurt in the Pennsylvania game, has suffered n relapse. The Rtory
said that the relapse was not serious and that VanOrman would
recover.
Now If this man had been hurt at baseball or playing polo
or in the hunting field .would ho have got his namo on the wire
of a big press service, because of an indisposition that did not
even threaten to be serious 1 Nay, nay, several times nay.
The anti-strenuosity gang will do anything to hurt football
and lets the public know every time a football player stubs his
toe or scratches his chin.
Washington University of St. Louis is trying to get a game
with Vanderbilt the Saturday before Thanksgiving.
We can tell ’em tho answer right now.
It’s "NO.”
Vanderbilt is not going to play a hard game just ahead of
the Sewanee game next fall. It is going to take nbout all the
Commodores have to offer to win as it is. And maybe they can’t
turn tho triok.
Quito probably Washington University will get a game if
she wants it But that bunch ought to stay at home and tackle
somebody its own sire.
S. I. A A IN SESSION;
EXCITING MEETINGSURE
Clem,on, S. C„ D«c. 14.— 1 The annual
meeting of tho Southern Intercollegiate
Athletic Association went Into session
litre this morning.
The meeting was opened with an ad
dress of welcome by Dr. Melt
Dr. Dudley responded with one of bis
usually well-turned speeches.
The North Georgia Agricultural Col
lege (Dahlnnega), waa elected to mem
bership In tho oeioclatton. This ends
a long fight on Dahlonegn's part for
recognition.
The finding! of the executive com
mittee In the cases of Georgia Tech and
tho University of Georgia were adopt
ed by the aseoclatlon.
Coach George Whitney, who was
blacklisted Uy t|ie S. I. A. A. for his
connection wjth tho ringing cases at
Georgia, )m» asked the executive com
mittee tor reinstatement. Ills request
wns referred to Chancellor Barrow, of
the University of Georgia:
The report of the Investigation of the
cnao of Frank Shipp, made by Chan
cellor n. L. Wlggin, of Sewanee, was
accepted by thfe aaaoclatton and Shipp
waa exonerated.
Bill Heveron, of England,
No Match For Faker O'Brien
By TAD.
Philadelphia. Dec. 14.—BUI Heveron.
of England, proved nn easy mark for
Philadelphia Jack O’Brien at the In
dustrial Boxing Club last night.
O’Brien knocked Heveron out In oho
minutes and 65 seconds, but Bill was
at least game, for he was knocked
down four times and waa still making
a brave effort to get to hie feet via the
ropes when the referee. Lew Derlacher,
gave him the fatal count of ten.
A crowd which packed the club house
to the doors gave O’Brien a mighty
cheer, which lasted fob several minutes,
when he entered the ring. O’Brien, In
a speech, promised never to be caught
with the goods on him again, which
drew forth more cheers.
Heveron was a plaything In O’Brien’a
hands. The best and only thing that
could be said for him waa that he was
game.
O’Brien sent In hts right under Heve,
ron’s heart and Bill went to the mat.
He got up quickly. O’Brien's second
lead caught Heveron on the Jaw and
the Britisher went down again.
He wouldn’t' stay down, and when
he arose pitched headlong acrosa the
ring on hi* face. In a couple of sec
onds Heveron waa once more on hta
wabbly pins. O'Brien sent his right
dying through tho air and It landed on
Heveron'a Jaw. This time seven wa*
counted before Bill could get up.
Silver Cup For Tech Team
Whenever It Beats Sewanee
A silver loving cup, to coat from 5100
to 1150, will be presented to the drat
Tech football team that defeats Se
wanee.
The offer to give a handsome trophy
' was made recently by J. IV. English.
Jr- to the Tech Athletic Association
Basket Ball Men
Get Busy Again
The basket boll league of ths Young
Men's Christian Association will begin
the second series of games at the as
sociation gymnasium Saturday night,
with R. W. Homing, of the University
School for Boys, of Stone Mountain, of
ficiating.
Following le the standing of the
four teams to date:
TEAM— Played. Woa Lost. P. C.
V 1 2 1 .«««
M I 2 1 .046
A I 2 1 .666
C 1 0 * .000
The Ys will line-up against the Ms,
and the Cl will play th* A team. In
terest Is growing In the games and a
lively time Is anticipated. Plenty of
seats for all visitors.
Walter East, former Akron manager,
does not like JUttl* Rock's terms and
may retire.
and was, of course, most heartily ac
cepted.
Because of the fact that the Sewanee
team promises to be extremely strong
next year this cup Is not likely to be
won hext fall, but It should not be many
years before the local team took down
the prise.
President Mattox
Entertains Team
ANNUAL MEETING OP SOUTHERN LEAGUE HELD
MANAGER BABB,
of Memphis.
Directors Settle Few Unimportant
tested Games and Award
Pennant.
R. W, Mattox, president of the Tech
Athletic Association, wilt entertain the
members of-the football team Satur
day night at hta residence, 14 West
North avenue.
Veteran Trainer
Drives No More
Washington, Dec. 14.—James Mar
row died at the Homeopathic Hospital
here yesterday of diabetes and, gan
grene. Mr. Marrow was ths oldest man
actively engaged In the training and
driving of fast horses In the United
States, and was well known In racing
circles. He was In hi* seventy-third
year. He was a native of New Yi
T
The meeting of the Southern League
directors began Saturday shortly before
noon at the Piedmont. After It had
been In progress some time all mem
ber* of the league were asked to take
part, and the various protested games
were taken up.
It was decided that a game won by
Memphis from Atlanta and protested
by Billy Smith must go on the um
pire's decision.
A protest that Atlanta carried more
than 14 men during the season was
dropped for lack of evidence.
Other protests were heard and de
cided.
From the executive committee meet
ing the Southern League went Into an-
mini session.
Captain W. F. Crawford, of Shrevo-
port, has written that owing to the Ill
ness of his wife, ho enn not attend the
meeting, but sends the news that he la
to be connected with tho Mobile club,
provided It gets In the Southern
League.
A. M. Gifford, representing the peoplo
who want to buy a franchise for Chat
tanooga, Is here this morning. He
brings news that Dobbs has split with
tho Nashville franchise owners and
that he will not manage that team next
year.
President Kavanaugh will, of course,
PRESIDENT COLEMAN,
Of Memphis.
Pro-
J. DOBBS, NASHVILLE.
SECRETARY M'CULLOUGH,
Of Memphis,
PRESIDENT BAUGH,
Of Birmingham.
be elected president, secretary and
treasurer. In place of Lowry Arnold
os vice president, the slate seems to
call for the election of Captain Craw
ford.
As Captain Crawford retains a one-
fourth Interest In the Mobile club, he
will, of course, be eligible to continue
as an official.
Robert Baugh, of Birmingham; Leon
ard L. Stern, of New Orleans, and Cap
tain Crawford, of Shreveport, will
doubtless be re-elected directors. R.
J. Chambers, of Montgomery, will pre
sumably succeed E. P. Amerlne.
H, C. Rather, of Little Rock; Ferd
Kuhn, of Nashville, and President Cole
man will doubtless be re-elected the
board of trustees. Captain Crawford
will be continued as auditor.
Mobile will be let In If the club pays
Its way out of the Cotton States
League.
Possibly the Southern Association
may be Jollied Into paying the 12,600.
Other business done at the meeting
will doubtless be of a routine nature.
The minutes of ths last meeting and
the president's report will be read, It
will be voted to leave the purchase of
uniform tickets to the president, the
contmot with the telegraph companies
will be renewed. The matter of making
a schedule will, aa usual, be left to
League. Moguls Go Into Annual Session, But
Nothing Wildly Exciting Is
Promised.
tho president. The East will open
against the East and the West against
the West. The season will finish In
the East. The 140-game schedule will
be requested.
JUST NOTES.
New Orleans seems to be the only
candidate for the honor .of entertain
ing the spring meeting.
The Montgomery club asked for a
ruling as to whether the waiver rule
was In force after the end of tho play
ing season. President Kavanaugh ruled
that It was. President Chambers'then
served notice that he would at the
meeting ask for waiver* on Mallarkey
and N’ye.
Toni Fisher, who arrived Friday
night, says that McAleer has offered
him good money to play In St. Louis,
but that he can not get his release. He
says that he will manage Mobile If he
gets his price.
The delegates will be entertained
Saturday night by the local club at a
banquet.
The Little Rock delegation scoffs
at Chattanooga’s offers for her fran
chise. "We have no price on It." says
President Rather. "It Is not for sale
at any figure." ■ A .. * ’
President Kavanaugh characterised
Captain Crawford's declaration that he
would continue hie connection with the
league as a'part owner of the Mobile
club as . "tho best news the Southern
League has heard In a long time.”
It Is understood that Johnny Dobbs
severed his connection with the Nash
ville club because ho was asked to work
next year for a smaller salary than he
received this year. This Is merely a
rumor and may be taken for what It Is
worth.
It is understood that Nashville is
trying to get either Mike Kelly, for
merly of St. Paul, or Howard Earle,
formerly with the A. G. and J. Club,
for the 1908 manager.
Bill Smith Is enthusiastic over his
new catcher, Covency.
"I guess he Is n wonder, all right,”
says Bill. "Tim Murnane told me he
was the best catcher In the New Eng
land League, and said I would make
no mistake In getting him.”
Coveney is from Natick, Mass., the
town where Mike Finn wad born, and
Alike used to know him.
"When I knew about him," says Mike,
MAD FROM EXHAUSTION,
LOGAN KEEPS UP GRIND
New York, Dec. 14.—Pat Logan, of
the Interstate team in the six-day bi
cycle race In Madison Square Garden,
dropped unconscious to the track to
day In sheer exhaustion, after five days
of the terrible ceaseless grind.
The rider was picked up by Dr. Cra
mer and his trainer and revived after
he had been carried to his quarters.
When h* came to his senses he was
delirious and raved like a mad man.
ftt had to be held In his bed and given
drugs to quiet him.
The physician at lost was able to
bring Logan to his senses, but no soon
er wns the racer somewhat recovered
than his partner, Walter Bardgett, who
had been taken out of bed to take the
exhausted rider’s place on the track,
gav* out and had to be carried back to
the training quarters.
When Logan saw Bardgett brought
Into the training quarters he at first
turned his face to the wall and re
fused to get up. He cried like a baby,
saying he was completely worn out and
could not move a muscle.
His trainer reasoned with him, beg
ged him not to give up the race and at
last Logan, with a supreme effort,
pulled himself together and was helped
back to the track.
When the crowd In the garden saw
Logan coming out of.training quarters
It got on Its feet and let out a wild
cheer. The shouts and applause seemed
to hearten Logan: he raised his head
and walked unsupported to where his
wheel was being held ready for him.
As the plucky Boston boy started to
mount his wheel there was another
great cheer from the crowd. Getting
his feet on the pedals once more seemed
to give Logan renewed courage and he
started out with a little spurt to catch
tho riders, who were eome 50 yards
ahead of him.
GOLF RECIPE.
Take two strong men, two boys, a pair
of bags,
A swinging gait, some balls, a steady
nerve,
Mix them together with, eay, eighteen
(lags,
Add slowly eighty acres, and then
serve.
Take then a pinch of sand, discreetly
placed,
A pair of feet, a stance, a perfect
swing.
An eye kept on the ball—and If dis
graced
Pour explanations forth like any
thing.
And having then the whirling turf re
placed.
Take patiently dhe proffered good ad
vice.
Take (after dinner) glasses and cigars,
Take easy chairs In circular array.
Take- pains to tell the shocking luck
which mars
' The brilliant game you otherwise
would play.
If with these hlnta you fall to find suc
cess.
Take the last train and eullen
thoughts dismiss.
You’ve found fresh elr, and health, and
maybe happiness.
Forget your feats and ruminate on
this,
—Liverpool Post.
CHRISTENSEN WINS.
Augusta, be.. Dee. 14.—Al Christen
sen last night defeated Al Kublak In a
catch-as-catch-can wrestling match
for the championship of the South.
Christensen won the first fall In forty
minutes and the las; In seven.
How Things
Turn Out!
By JAMES J. MONTAGUE.
Thug Green was a raw-boned freshle
With an arm like a twelve-by-twelve
beam ’
And a hand like a hod, so he got on the
squad
And presently he played on the team.
Hts game was a marvel of tactics;
He played like a battering ram;
He would strangle a half with a hid
eous laugh.
Though his outward demeanor waa
calm.
The glrla were all craxy about him
And when. In his slashing career.
He would gouge out the eye of a rush
flying by
They would murmur In glee. "Ain’t
he dear?"
Or when, at a critical moment.
He would plant down his battleship
feet
On the right tackle's head and leave
him for dead,
They would whisper: "Ob, Isn’t he
sweet r
And everyone called him a hero,
And said: “By the style of his
play.
It he keeps out of jail he scarcely can
fall
To land In the white house some
day."
But up on a corner of Broadway
The Thug may be frequently seen
Inside the third door on the twenty,
eighth floor.
Where the sign is Chiropodist Green.
RECRUiTS
Open Skating Rink,
Murphy, N. O, Dec. 14.—A. A. Fain
end J. It. McClelland have Just com
pleted a skating rink here, 65 by 160
feet, which la now In operation.
O’LEARY ON LEFT. RIGGS ON RIGHT.
When the picture was taken O'Leary belonged to Atlanta and Riggs
to Syracuse. That was in the spring. Now Riggs is owned by Atlanta
and O'Leary by Memphis, i
Just Notes
Here's a modified army yell;
"N’orfh Pftint*
BASEBALL IN HAWAII.
Probably the most remarkable base
ball player In Hawaii is a Chinese boy
named En Sue, who plays third base
for St. Louts College, one of the na
tive teams In tho principal Honolulu
league. He Is a wonder. An effort
was made to get him to go to ths
states this year and play with one of
the btg teams, but the negotiations fell
through. He will probably go next
year, however.
En Sue's long sulto Is base running
At that he has few equals. There
has to be some pretty quick fielding
of tho short bunt that he can't beat
out, and when he gets started for
second It Is hardly worth while for
the catcher to throw the ball to the
man holding down that station.
The small boy of Hawaii, be he
Chinese, Japanese, Hawaiian or the
result of a mixture of several of these,
races, takes to baseball as naturallyl ——.J .... nFW
oa does the American small bey whose "prepped" at Phillips,
forebears have played the game elnc* Ando '" “ Dd Mercerslmrg.
It began It* development from three-
Nortb Point;
Knit Point;
South Point;
Iowa hat great hopes of meeting Minn*
*ota« and Chicago next fall. So has St.
Louis U.
Robert C. Crewa, of Charleaton, Ilia.,
bos beep elected manager ot H'natthmore’t
1908 eleven.
/A CarUrie profeaoor says the Carlisle
football players are very poor studenta. But
they can certainly play the game.
Dennis Morgan Is recovering very slowly
Com hfo IisnL'an .Vi.lt snA I# f- s....j .i -
"he was the star catcher of the Natick
High School team. They said he was
a wonder. He started out last season
as the manager of the New Bedford
club. In the New England League, and
afterwards went to Lawrence, but not
as a manager."
. Finn has also seen Billy Smith's
Texas League catcher—McMurray—
work, and thinks him a good man.
"He Is a little one,” says Mike, "but
he lqads off In the batting and Is a
hustler. He was a trifle too aggressive
down In that league, but I guess he
will get over It here. He had played
there four or five years and probably
he owned the league."
A. M. Gifford, the Chattanooga rep
resentative, Is meeting with no more
encouragement here than he did last
year at the annual meeting at Bir
mingham. "I have the money and am
ready to buy a franchise. We mean
business. Of course. If we can't get
one we can't, and that’s all there Is to
it. We have It fixed for Sammy Strang
to manage if we could get a franchise,
hut there appears to be nothing do
ing."
Billy Smith, while In New York,
talked with McGraw about getting
some games with the Giants In the
spring. McGraw and his men train at
Marlin Springs and will play In Little
Rock on the way North,
Charles White, Spalding's represents,
tlve. Is here for the meeting.
The banquet will start at 7 o'clock
Saturday night and last until It Is over,
which may be almost any old time.
President Helsmnn, who returned
Friday from New York, said of the
proposed changes In the playing and
farming rules:
"I think that there Is no doubt but
that the height of the batters’ box
will be reduced. I think also, from
present Indications, that a full nine
Innings will be required for all games,
unless It Is necessary to make a cut in
order to catch a train.
"It seems certain that a rule will
be made to prevent absolutely the
farming of players. This will make
a hlg change. The -minor league clubs
will lose a lot less players, and when
they lose them It will probably be for
good. There will be no more of this
wholesale clearing out of clubs. When
a major league buys a player they
will think he Is pretty good, and when
they sell him back It will be a bona
fide transaction.”
Tom Fisher has the Shreveport
proxy and will vote In Captain Craw
ford’s place at the meeting.
ELLI0TJ WINS
FROMJLM’CAY
J. R. Elliott, of Atlanta, defeated
Bernie McCay, of Mobile, for the cham
pionship of the South Friday night, on
the George W. Case alleys by 111
pins. The largest crowd that ever wit
nessed a bowling match In the city ***
present, and was treated to some clever
bowling.
The highest score was made by El
liott, 226. Elliott’s average for the
five games bowled was 207 4-5; Me-
Cay averaged 185 2-5.
It Is probable that these two poFJ'
lar bowlers will meet again at an earty
date.
old-cat and town ball Into what tt ta
now. When school Is not In session,
every vacant lot Has Its crowd of
noisy, yelling youngsters of all na
tionalities. learning In the only way
they can learn,-by practice and experi
ence, the Intricacies and fine points of
the game.
Baseball has not yet been officially
classed as an Americanizing Influence,
but perhaps It will be some day. Out
here In these islands Uncle Sam is try
ing to make Americans out of a popu
lation made up of people from all
parts of the world—Mongol. Japanese,
Caucasian, Polynesian,
Ell Persons, the crack runner, Is he-
'W'wn two (Ires. The I. A. ban him from
Csrl Williams animnncet that he won't
be able to help out l'ennuv any more. He's
fifi * ‘ ft netting too
Ethlop. So far his success has not
been remarkable. But since baseball
has been taken up by all nationalities
In Ha.w*ll, adoption of our customs,
morals, citizenship, even of our way of
* . y*L“ kln *' ^ W follow.—Edward p -
Melonealan, Irwin In Christmas Recreation.
The score
was ns follows:
McCay
Elliott.
235
1
155
179
2
204
215
3
200
182
4
ISO
228
1,039
5
188
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0 ANOTHER CATCHER. J
0 Mayor Joyner, a director of
0 local baseball association; J- 0
0 Helsman, president of the a**?” „
O elation, and Manager Billy Smith «
O arrived Saturday night from N*» 0
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O They bring the news that In M
O ditlon to Catcher Coveney they
O have purchased another backstop
0 per. This new man Is * P‘Pw. o
O but h|s name can not be 0
0 nounced until waivers have >«'" 0
O secured on him from the major Q
0 moguls. o
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Seventy-five Gaelic athlete
In the East will affiliate with the
A. U.