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SPORTING PAGE, DECEMBER 21 The Atlanta Georgian PERCY H. WHITING, 1 SPORTING EDITOR J NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS '•IMIMHMHHMIHH By PERCY H. WHITING. 'A year ago this time the baseball world was at peace. The last and the liveliest of the outlaw leagues—the long-ob noxious Tri-State—had come back into the fold, reformed and set tled down to an upright life. The Atlantic League managed to stir np a little fun during the summer by going outlaw. But the Atlantic was a highly re spectable outlaw; and, compared with the very flue “amuck” run by the Tri-State, its performance was tame to a fault. But, gentlemen of the baseball world, if the American Asso ciation puts a baseball team in Chicago, turns outlaw and begins buying players out of the major and minor leagues, then there will be a brand of excitement dealt out aeross the bar that will make Decatur-st. whisky look mild as lemon pop. The American Association is a strong organization. It has been on a pnying basis and “playing the big towns” for a good while. There is money in the league treasury and the teams have strong backing. But if they put themselves outside the pale then they will bring on a fight that will cost lots of money and cause lots of excitement. ' Right now it looks as though the Association would deliber ately walk into trouble. But there is yet plenty of time to think it over. Pressure will be brought to bear on the magnates and they may change their minds about having a team in Chicago. There is not a chance on earth that the major leagues will give ’the association a right to play ,in the Windy City. So if the Class A league goes in, a war is Rtarted right there. If the American Association is wise it will stay out of trouble. But if it isn’t and wants the warmest fight on record it knows where to find it. The Pennsylvania athletic authorities are out with n state ment that whatever happens they will play Michigan next year. Says Trainer Mike Murphy: “These Westerners nre good sports men. You do not hear their undergraduates growling under a defeat nor do they protest their opponents’ players. They play good, hard football and nre going to give us a great battle on Franklin field next season^ While there is always n possibility of Pennsylvania playing some other of her foes, it is not at the ex pense of dropping the Michigan game. Why, this game in a few years will grow to be the biggest game of the lot.” Everybody is glad to see this Penn-Miehigan game contin ued as an annual event. The inter-sectional games nre the best fun. When East meets West or West meets South things arc bound to happen. Football is getting big enough now so that inter-sectional games are worth while, and it would be unfortunate to have the very biggest of them cut out. It is to be hoped that Vanderbilt will get a good game In the East next fall, and Sewanee, too. Both the Southern teams will learn football by so doing, and we should hate to guarantee that the Easterners also will not. Tho Athletic Association of the Carlisle Indian School has issued announcements that hereafter only bona fide students of the institution will be allowed to play on its teams, and no player will be allowed to take part for more than four years. Up to this year the Carlisle school has been allowed to do about as it pleased. The colleges against which the Indinns have played recognized that the conditions at Carlisle wore different from what they were at Harvard and Yale, and accepted any, oUl team as long ns it did not practice scalping, “tomnhawkry" or cannibalism on the field. This year there has been a lot of criticism of the Carlisle team, and in consequence new rules have been passed. Probably it is a good move. Athletics all nlong the line are being polished up and there is no reason why Carlisle should es cape. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION WILL TURN OUTLAW SURE Chicago, Dec. 21.—There can no longer be any doubt that the American Association intends placing a club in Chicago. • . That an option on the St. Paul club has been obtained by the faction which seeks to Invade thla city la a fact and that Charles 8. Havenor, president of the Milwaukee Club, had In his pos session not long ago un option on the old Congress street park, on the West Side, In another fart. That he may exercise that option at the present time Is more than a probability. And inasmuch as It baa been re ported that, an American Aesoclatlon emissary ha# gone to Utica, N. V., to confer with the owners of the former National I.eague park. It In evident that the American Association Is not only Kger to get Into Chicago, but Is willing to bid COLUMBIA BASKETBALL TEAM PLA YS A. A.C. SATURDAY NIGHT Should Be Best Basket Ball Game of Year in South. The star basket ball event of the year In Atlanta will be the Columbia Unl- veralty-Atlanta Athletic Club game at the Atlanta Athletic Club gymnasium Saturday night The Columbia team left New Tork Friday and should be In Atlanta Sat urday afternoon. Thlt team la one of the very best of the country. Last year It finished sec ond In the Intercollegiate basket ball league and this year It seems even stronger. Every member of the team Is a good athlete and prominent In other depart ments of sport besides basket ball. J. J. Bryan, captain of the team, made the all-American basket ball team last year. He also rows on tho crew, wrestlse and plays football. On the track team he Is a high jumper and shot putter. B. P. Cerussl, one of the guards, stroked the Columbia crew at Pough keepsie lest year and Is a famous oars man. W. A. Klmbel, another guard, Is a star baseball player, and S. Meletzer Is something of an all round performer. He was on the all-American basket ball team last year. Is a star of the gym nasium team and plays lacrosse. C. L. Hill, who Is one of the for wards, Is a two-mlle runner of consid erable ability. The Atlanta Athletic Club team Is practically picked. Doonan will play one forward. The other will go to Holliday, * Thornton or Ramspeck. Thornton Is not In the best physical condition, and It Is doubtful If he will get In. . At center Rappole will perform, and the guards will be Hudeon and Heinz or Colquitt. This team Is a reasonably strong one and ought to make a good showing. All of the men are In great physical condition, and understand the game. Under the careful coaching of Fred Hoyt, they are showing some encour- IIIMIMIIMMIMNHII THE BASEBALL GIRL KMMIHIHIIIItHIUlHIHIHfMH* By GRANTLAND RICE. The beauty of the Gibson girl will never, never, fade, And Mr. H. C. Christy pens a most bewitching maid— Allan Gilbert has a type of most attractive grace. While Harry Fisher sketches an aristocratic face. The bunch of females I have named are all there in the cast — But, say, I know a girl that has them all lashed to the most— The type which keeps each dome of thought cavorting in a whirl Is that nectarine of nature which we dub “The Baseball Girl.” She’s got the “proper curves” all rlgt—the brand that you can’t beat— She has “the speed”—nor do we here refer unto her feet— She always “makes a hit” to boot—no matter whom she faces— Just give her any sort of chance and watch her clear the bases. “A good catch” Is her aim In life, and when one comes along You'll always And her on the Job—-she'll never play It wrong. And as I look upon the list which comes before my view, I find that some are ’grandstand” girls—and some are "bleacherltes.” She likes a “tie game” best of all—where no play-off will come— She cares not for a 'salary whip” that’s always on the bum— Nor does she care a whit about the gent “who bats around Three hundred” every blooming night he tries to “cover ground.” You’ll never “catch her napping off hor base.” or In a trance; She'll use the “squeeze play" every time she draws a half a chance And when you go to sign her up you’ll find that no Intrigue Makes her forget "the diamond” in the matrimonial league. Several Southern papers have come out for Professor Riggs, of Clem- son, as Dr. Dudley’s successor at the head of the S. I. A. A. There could be no better choice than this, as Mr. Riggs is well qualified In every way to direct the affairs of the association. It begins to look now as it Mobile must cough up 2,500 slmoleons be fore she can figure as any debutante In the Southern League. There’s no reason why the league Itself should dish out all that coin, and the Cotton States organisation doesn’t seem keen upon letting her out at any cut In tho original price. With Mobile In there’s still another scramble dhead as to who shall lead the team, a portion of her owners favoring McCay and an other set clamoring for Red Fisher. There isn’t a chance that Chattanooga will bag Little Rock's franchise. CERUS9I AND HURLEY. Ceruati is a famous athlete and has done great work for Columbia both on the basketball floors and on the water. He is at the right in the picture and is illustrating a foul. aging team work. The event will be open only to club members and ladles, but owing to the very large size of the membership and the Interest In basket ball there Is sure to be a crowd that will tax thexcapucl- ty of the hall. The llne-iip: Columbia—Meletzer. Hall, Klendel or Mahen, forwards; Ryan, center; Couis. si, Schoneppe or Klmbel. guards. A. A. C.—Doonan. Holiday. Thornton or Ramspeck, forwards; Rappole, cen ter; Hudson. Heinz or Colquitt, guards. AMERICAN MAY AUTOMOBILE ASS’N RUN RACE IN SAVANNAH Chicago, Dec. 21.—finrannnh nmjr he se lected by the Atuerlncn Automobile Amo- elstlon hh the location -of the proposed ■tripped »tock touring enr mce. Savannah wants the nice. The Georgia city want* it «o much thnt it will bank nil _ soldlsrt to psti ■pec tat or •. guard Ho la chslrtnnii of tho technical board of tho A. A. A. and whnt he nays nbout the route will carry weight. Here nre his views: “They nre the best ronds I ever saw. Michigan nveuue or any boulevard* In Chi- Catherine county. They arc shell ronds and nre its hart! as content. After a long-continued min storm, hlcli more thou two inches of water fell, I was driven over theie road* In n «l*-ryllndev Stovelin-Duryen at sixty tnlles nn hour, and there was not n fleck of mud thrown up. Those ronds will stand n speed of seventy five to ninety utiles un hour oil nil the cars that will enter the to hold the contest Is on the onti city of Savannah. It Is rectnngulnr In shape, four mifes In lengthy and . ... mile wide, one corner U cut off by n rnilEotd track, and n street car track runs into an other corner. One of the four-mile stretches is Inside the city; the rest of the mute is outside. “If the race Is awarded to that place, the hnuk the turn at the railroad so ns to ex elude that corner from the trick. All other corners would be banked, too, so thnt a ■peed as high as the cars could attain . j»nr and 200 miles of this kind of roads. They nre built by convict labor and nre the best In the conntTy, If not In the world, In my opinion. They cost, I nm told, nbout 93.500 MEMPHIS HEARS RUMORS OF OUTLAW LEAGUE IN SOUTH ii Boshter Bill” Squires Knocked Out Once More From Memphis come* talk of an out. law league to oppose the Southern. The Commercial Appeal says: "Attracted by publicity given the possibility of the American Assocla- tlon entering aacred territory of the ao-called baaeball trust In Chicago, ground that Is claimed at present by the American and National Leagues, under national agreement laws, several Southern sharpshooters have launched old time rumors regarding a possible Independent circuit In the Mouth for Saturday and Sunday games. New or- leans, where several Independent clubs already flourish: Memphis, Birmingham ami Atlanta are towns sought by the for patronage on the West Side. Independents, who are already pos sessed of enough enthusiasm to carry the scheme thru, provided a little finance Is sprinkled In as a fertilizer." Bakersfield. Cal., Dee. 21.—A right uppercut to the Jaw caused "Bosher Bill’ Squires, of Australia, to tumble In the sixth round of his fight with Jim Flynn, of Colorado, last night. The Australian was completely knocked out and had to be carried to hla corner. It was a fierce slugging match from start to finish with Flynn doing the work. The trouble with Squires was that he seemed weak on hla legs and feet. He wabbled and rolled like a drunken man even when not struck. That he was stronger than Flynn was shown by the way In which he twisted the "fighting fireman" around In the clinches and pushed him away at will. Yet when Flynn lowered hla head and rushed, lie always carried Squires to the ropes. Toward the last of the fight Sqnires had no defense to apeak of. He went In, lashing out aimlessly, and Flynn had little difficulty In avoiding him. The moment the award was made .Murphy, hla manager, challenged Al Kauffman In Flynn's behalf. The 1907 victory by the Navy makes Its series with West Point a tie, •-*. A mistake has l«n made In the clouting figures of Ernie Diehl, of Toledo. Ills 34 hits In M times st hat gives hlui a mark of .406 Instead of -S3. Pitcher Iluls- Msniusnl lias signed with Indianapolis for Ik*. t|it s youngster ..._ The llunulrra also pitcher named 'Vest., Not old III, —— " "—-|th. Ills. MAN LEAVES PHYSICIAN AND DIVES INTO A WELL. Homer, La., Dec. 2It.—Illness and financial worry' were responsible for the suicide here of George Qlll, man ager of the local cotton exchange. Interrupting nn Interview with his physician. Gill walked over to the rear of his residence and dived Into an open well, fracturing his skull on a bucket. Very special news Item—Billy Smith arose Saturday morning In time for on 8 o'clock breakfast. This is the first time since Septem ber 14. Alton. III., dispatches to Cincinnati papers carry the news that Theo Brett- ensteln, the New Orleans pitcher, has been Indicted for Illegally conducting a saloon. Charlie Keith, the left-handed pitch er of Little Rock, who has been draft ed by the St. Louts Americans, is looked upon as the luckiest of all play ers In the business. He Is a student at Oxford Universi ty, Frisian,!, having won one of the Rhodes scholarships In Arkansas, his native state. He recently left for Eng land. He Is allowed 13,000 a year for pur suing Ills studies and 3100 a month during vacation. Tho St. Louis club will pay his transportation over, and in udditlon to his 1100 a month spend ing money will pay him 1460 a month for playing ball. Pretty hard to beat that. Arlle Latham baseball stories aro always good. Latham made his last appearance os an umpire In the O. and P. League, and It Is said the “fans" there did not shed any tears when Arlle left. The last argument .Latham got Into was with Charley Starr, the ex-Brownle, who Is with Youngstown. He thought he could get away with It and have no come back. It seems every time Latham missed a strike he would shout through the mask and tell the batter: “That's one I owe you, old boy." Starr was at t|ie bat and when the same thing was put up against him he replied: "That'* nbout 123 strikes you owe me und unless you pay your debts you will have to get busy for a law suit." "I never ppy debts," said Latham, and there was no one who disputed his remark. John I- Sullivan soys Hint while Frnnk (intell is n wonderful wrestler he will never shine ,i4,n prize-tighter. Burney Oldfield Is writing stories In whleh . e attempts to deio-rtbo the sensations of a fast ride in au automobile. Thera Is prolm- hly no man In tho world so well -puillfied ns Barney to s|ustk on the sllhjoet of the ‘dull, sickening thud." Monroe May Take Mobile’s Place Special to The Georgian. Jackson, Miss., Dec. 21.—President A. C. Crowder, of the Cotton States League, expresses the opinion that Mo bile will easily succeed In raising the required $2,500 to sectire the Shreve port franchise in the Southern League, and that, the amount will be paid Into the Cotton States’ treasury before the end of the present month. Unless thla Is done, however. Mobile will be com pelled to remain In present company. According to statements made at the recent league meeting In Gulfport, Mo bile was the only town on the circuit that made money last season. The Mo bile association cleared about 915,000, while Jackson. Gulfport, Meridian, Vicksburg and Columbus lost money. During the next two weeks It Is ex pected that something definite will be developed relative to the new forma-* tlon of the circuit, and it seems to be a certainty that Monroe, La., will get a franchise, the promoters at that place having submitted a very inviting pro posal. and confidence |h felt that Mon roe would be able to support a team. Selma, Ala., has also asked for a fran chise. but It Is not probable that the Alabama town will be admitted in case Mobile goes out, as that would destroy the compactness of the circuit. Nothing has been heard from Hat tiesburg or Natchez concerning their Intentions, and urless at least two more towns come forward with offers at the January meeting, the circuit will be composed of only six teams. Bill Smith Is laying his plans to bag another pennant for his people ' In Georgia. With Ford, Schopp, McKenzie and Schwenck on deck he hlls the pick of Griffith’s discards coming, and Jimmy Ryan, the Montgomery mogul, figures that his new left fielder, already signed up, has Paskert backed off the dump. He will have Fox, Jordan. Castro and Dyer back around his infield with a couple of additions to be tried out In the spring,— Nashville Tennessean. PRITCHARD AND BURKS GO TO JOIN CHARLESTON TEAM Speplnl to The Georgian. Savannah, Ga., Dec. 21.—Pritchard, of Vanderbilt, and Burks, of Alabama, two of the ablest football players In the South, passed through Savannah yesterday afternoon, en route to Colum bia, S. C., where Forsythe’s bunch of gridiron celebrities has commenced practice for the two great games of football on Christmas and New' Year’s with the Savannah team. Pritchard was one of Vanderbilt's star tackles last year, and made the All-Southern In a walk, and Burks is regarded by many as the most wonder ful halfback ever produced In the South. \ Forsythe promises to corral the finest lot of moleskin warriors ever seen In Savannah. The Savannah team Is composed, without exception, of bona-fide amateur players, living in Savannah. Coach Williams, of Virginia Polytechnic Insti tute, is coaching them. It Is a certainty that the games here on Christmas and New Year’s will be rip-snorters, and some think that the local Napoleons are about to meet their Waterloo, The loqals defeated Forsythe's All- Southern team lost year, two goals from field turning the trick. Not a touchdown was scored. NEW YORK FANS NOT PLEASED WITH M’GRAW’S LATEST TRADE By WILLIAM F. KIRK. Now York. Doc. 21,—There la much food for reflection In the big "swap" whereby the Giants get Tenney, Brld- wel] and Needham In exchange for Bowerman, Dahk-n, Fcrgueon, etc., etc. Many of our moat discerning fans can not see where the Polo Grounders profit by the deal, but Manager McGraw, un derstanding thaj our most discerning fans don’t go very strong on Inside bneeball anyhow, asserts, that the transaction has strengthened tho Glnnts. With all cue deference to the baseball acumen of McGraw, the trade doesn't seem quite even, let alone Its being ad vantageous to New York. While It Is true that McGann and Dahlen are get ting along In years, their steadiness has ' elped out mnny’nn erratic pltcner, and the fact that they always knew what to do with the ball when they got It, no matter how critical the situation, niade up for their stiffening joints. Tenney la a better first baseman than Dan McGann, but not a younger first the yeare, eo is the accompIKhed gentleman who will succeed him at tho initial corner of the diamond. Tenney isn't a better hitter than Daniel, and when the matter of baee running Is considered he hasn't got any terrific advantage there. Needham, the catcher. Is a fairly good performer, but I believe most of our I'olo Grounds enthusiasts will agree that Frank Bowerman, with all hla cracked fingers and other scars of post battles,.Is a better man than the Bos ton lad. Boworman has been here, with us for so many years that we regard him as a sort of fixture, and It will be hard for us to watch him In a Boston uniform, as It will be hard for Frank to wear a Boston uniform when he ap pears at the Polo Grounds. Officials Elected For the' B. H. S. Baseball Team The Boys' High School elected base ball officers at a meeting held Friday night at the Boys' High School.. Keene was elected captain and Ward manager of the baseball learn. It Is doubtful If better men could have been chosen, for' Keene Is a fast steady player and Ward has shown hie ability as a manager this fall. The High School has some fine ma terial to pick from thle year, and ex pects to put forth a great team. The High School Glee Club will put a minstrel show before the public some time In February for the benefit of the team. NEGROES IN ALABAMA WILL RALLY TO FORAKER. The nlx tlrty bike ran not nmoiint to mm-h. it* ftcatnlal average. Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 21.—Alabama negroen have begun a movement here In the Interest of J. B. Foraker for president. Large placards announce a meeting for Emancipation Day, which leaders will speak. On the curds Is a large picture of Foraker, with the words: “Our choice for 1908.' I'unnejr Murphy plans to enlarge the Chicago National grandstand to thrice Its present alse. HOLD ON, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY TICKETS WH€N YOU'RE WITH ME,-EVERT-! body knows 'brasgo - yve «o in free j Braggo the Monk—Everybody Knows Him. Oi»pirl«ht. 1907, American-Jwimal-ExaainM u a e»uj ;>oi oil* in, n Mouufitili Ills. \ Winter Horses In Columbia, S. C, Lexington. Ky„ Dec. 21.—Trainer Robert L. Davie has left here for Co lumbia, S. C., with the trotters and pacers to be prepared at that place for the campaign of 1908. These horses are owtied by or under lease to Charles Floyd Jones, of New York. They nre Margaret O. 2:08 1-4; Mighty Onward,' 2:101-4; Peter Donna, 2:19 3-4; Robert C, the sensational yearling by Peter The Great out of Cocoon, 2:15, which trotted a mile here last fall In 2:291-2, the first half In 1:12; Horace W. Wil son, an 8-year-old full brother »« Mighty Onward, that showed a mile at Columbus In 2:081-4; Joe Wentz, Jr., by Patchen Wilkes out of the noted Beusetta, 2:06 3-4, a yearling filly by Mighty Onward out of MRry A, full sis ter to Margaret A, and Axworthy, Prin cess of Kent, 2:22 1-4, and two 3-year, olds by Walnut Hall. In addition to these Trainer Davis will have Dr. Chase, 2:10 1-4, and Be- rico, 2:09 1-4, one of the beet horses on the grand circuit last season. The li'st-named two are owned by Isaac “* — **- and were Eckert, of Reading, Pa.. __ shipped to Columbia some time ago. Rutgers’ new commander Is CharlV , ;. Corbin, 1909. He', a fullback, » j Kid Etberfeld has signed a New Yor contract that colls for 31,000 ext/ money If he plays the game and a tends strictly to business.