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he has corralled. The Cotton Stator Inda.
It van mid Iteilly look good. The next best
of the lot of Inflelders la little Leo Huber,
the Ideal hoy. I fuller nit hat unde good
here laat spring and the year before. lie
was a little Kent in hitting, but doubtless
be can hit with the average run Jbf Inflebl-
era In thla league. L'uleaa tin tins la In
far better physics) condition thla spring
than hiat he won't at Irk here for the auiu-
mer. Frank la not going to wait for Hat*
Ilia. lieecher or any of the others to come
Around. He haa two or more men for every
who has signed a contract and. altho the
local fana rume and fuea every time It la
suggested that-Beecher may conn* hack. It
|a a dead certainty that he will come lan k
and he given plenty of opportunity to make
good aa an outfielder.
’Manager Frank will not admit that Beech
er threw hliu down by l»oo8lng, as some
fans declare; and the Dutchman Insists tint
Boerber, In coudttlon, la ua good an out
fielder ns nny uiau In the business. Frank
pretends to unve hopes of getting Eddie In
shape and of keeping him that way. lie
attributes Ills poor showing Inst year to
hard luck In sustaining Injuries on two or
three different occasions more than to liooie
a ml Indifference..
If Frank's loyalty to Beecher Is ever vin
dicated It will be s great victory ter him.
.Vfhefr-ntde men out of KM here contend
that Beecher In the sourest lemon Frank
has ever handed them.
SPORTING PAGE.
FEBRUARY 12, 1908
•• PERCY H. WHITING* !
SPORTING EDITOR
The Atlanta Georgian
HERE YOU GET AN IDEA OF THE NEW ORLEANS AGGREGATION OF 1908 WORKING HARD
Charley Frank Will Add
Some Big Leaguers to
His Collection.
By WILL R. HAMILTON.
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 12.-That Manager
Frank Is going to have a number of former
big league player* on hln team nest sum
mer seems certain from the deals that are
now pending. Some of these deals will uot
be completed one way or the other until
well up In March.
The writer knows of several Impending
deals, hut Is not at liberty to divulge thetr
nature. Suffice It to any that the Dutch
man Is negotiating for two pltchera, two In
fleldera and two outfletdera. # The general,
and correct, assumption Is flint one of the
outfleldefe Is Huelsmon. The other out
fielder has played In the majors, but Is not
considered n has-been.
If Frank’s negotiations for the two pitch
ers go thru successfully the fans tire going
SAVANNAH, Ga„ Fab. 12,—At ft
meeting of the executive committee of
the Savannah Automobile Club the re
quest of Mrs. Joan Newton Cuneo. of
Richmond, Va., to drive a car In the
main event of the automobile races
here, March 18 and 19, was denied.
Smoke Betsy Ross 5c Cigar
to lie surprised. Likewise one or two other,
managers.
There will be several big gaps on the
IVIlean team to All. (latiss Is likely not
to come; Cross Is an uncertain proposition;
Atx and Manuel are gone. Not n sljigle
outfielder who played here last year will
hare a Job on Frauk'a team this summer.
One or two Jobs are sure to be taken by
youngstero who have never been 111 cora>
pany as fast aa this.
The men who bars signed contracts who
were not here last summer 6re I.nwton. from
Rochester) (Junn. from Boston; Ryau and
Iteilly. from Oulfpnrt; Hulier and Tarteton,
New Orleans boys. Delehanty haa not sign
ed, contrary to the report of sevoral days
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FOOTBALL
SCHEDULE
' OF TECH
The Tech football schedule has a t
laat been completed by W. N. linndie'
consulting? manager, and John Bald,
win, football manager, and I, us t 0 (.
lows:
October 3—Gordon.
October 16—Mooney.
October 17—South Carolina.
October 24—Alabama.
October SI—Tennessee.
November 7—Auburn.
November 14—Sewanee.
November 24—Scrub# play Gordon in
Harnesvllle.
Thanksgiving—Clemaon.
It Is not quite certain which game,
will be played away from home.
VANDERBILT
FOOTBALL
SCHEDULE
NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
By PERCY H. WHITING.
Wan Charley Frank kidding?
In Sunday's Now Orleans pspers “That Dutchman” came out
with his announcement of the alleged Pelieun team for the year.
And, for a fact, it couldn't win a pennant in the C'ottou States
League.
But Charley Frank isn’t usually cauiflit with n poor team.
And that’s what makes the announcement look like a “kid.” lie
must have a lot more players he is going to spring later.
The box men named in the official list are Ouese, Broiten-
stein and Ryan. “Whitcy, the Goose,” actually did finish four
teenth among Southern'League pitchers last year and when his
feet were not cold he was a pitcher worth watching. But Brcit-
enstein won only five games out of fourteen and only two other
regular pitchers made any worse showing in the olficiul averages.
Ryan played with Gulfport, won 1“ and lost 28 games. And this
is no phenomenal showing with u fourth place team.
Bob Tnrleton, n New Orleans hoy "who played in the P. O. M.
League Inst year, will wrestle with Sabrie for ’first base. Snbrie
played a fair game in the Southern Inst year.
At second base, according to the first crop of dope, will be
either Gatins or Leo Huber, a New Orleans boy. We do not dis
cern any genuine short stop wonder oil the preliminary list, un
less it he (limn, a Boston boy, who has been playing semi-profes
sional ball around bis home burg. Maybe Iteilly will succeed Atz.
At third base the men announced by Frank were Eddie Beech
er and Lnve Cross. But Cross is not coming South again—so ho
says—ftnd Beecher is “all out.”
The outfield candidates announced thus far are .Too Rickert,
who is certainly not likely to improve any over lust year; and
Frank Delehanty, an ex-Nap, who will play great ball if he hap
pens to want to.
Behind tho bat Frank has three prospects—Matthews, Strnt-
ton and Lawton, tho last named a college man, who has done good
work among the amateurs.
It is with no desire to knock that we point out that Frank
has a team which can hardly hope to land one-two-three.
It is just by way of saying—look out for the men that Frank
will get from now on.
Ono of the prosptets of course is Bartley, the big twirler who
went from Shreveport to Philadelphia. Another is lluelsman, of
Kansas City. But otherwise Frank is mum.
You can take it from us that Frank is not going to dedicate
that now Pelican park with a weak bunch of players. lie is.going
to make a mighty effort for a pennant this year and be is going
to spread on the money thick to get the right men. That is our
prediction and will not prove far from right.
r Very probably some of the “kids” on Frank’s list will really
develop into wonders. “That Dutchman” is a marvel at taking
men that nobody ever heard much about—Hahn, D.vgert ami Atz
are examples—and making big league players out of them. Quite
probably he will turn some such trick with Ryan, Lawton, Tarle-
ton, Huber or Gunn.
But it is even more of a cinch that he will round up several
tried stars from Class A or major leagues before the season is
under way.
Charley Frank wants to get up in the fight this year.
He hasn’t the tenm to do.it now.
Therefore he will most assuredly go out aud get that team.
Kohn Beat Gentry
In Pool Tourney
Kohn defeated Gentry Tuesday night
In the pool tournament by the score of
100 to 94. A large crowd was present
and witnessed an exciting game, and
some clever playing.
The tournament Is becoming more
Interesting with each meet.
Wednesday night Bohn meets Brown.
The game begins Immediately ufter the
exhibition game.
MATTY’S ONE JOKE.
Matty Matthews, the Pelican back
stop. ta a wit, according to Clarence
KIdridge. the Southern league’s umpire
lemon of laat sooxon, and deserve* to
be up In major league company on that
account.
All major league ball players are
brilliant wits and satirists if you be
lieve all the stories they are alleged to
have told. Matthews belongs In that
category'. KIdridge tells that Matthews
was sent to bat toward the close of a
game for u weak hitter.
"Who nre you hatting for?** demand
ed KIdridge.
Matthews squinted, studied the um
pire. and answered:
"lor the Orleans baseball club,'*
Shrinera to Meet.
Yaarab Tqmple, Mystic Bhrlne, will
hold a business meeting Wednesday
night and petitions must be received
before the meeting In order to lay over
a month preceding the visit of the Im
perial potentate on March 12.
FINN TO
SELL TWO
LITTLE ROCK, Feb, 12.—Manager
Finn has deals on by w'hlch he will
be rid of Gilbert and Bocock, two of
last year's Travelers.
Bocock especially Is In demand. Mike
had two $500 offers and one $400 bid
for Bocock laat fall, but In trying to
please the player, W'ho wanted to be
sold to the Providence. R. I., team, Finn
held up for several days and lost out on
any *aj*at all.
The Providence offer, of $500 may yet
materialising If the proper person se
cures control of that league franchise.
Finn has countless chances to sell Bo
cock at 9250, but he looks on these with
scorn. Ohio teams are very desirous
of purchasing both Gilbert and Bocock.
The Little Rock players will report
In the second week of March and will
play their first game on March 17. Finn
flays there Is nothing In a nationality
to cauae him to select that day as the
opening.
j
Smoke Betsy Ross 5c Cigar
WILL GEORGIA
LAND T. COBB?
Athens College Wants Him
to Coach Its Ball
Team.
ArtirsTA. fin., Feb. t2.-T.vru* Cobb left
hero yesterday for Athens, with the probn.
hie Intention of entering Into negotiation*
for the position of University of (leorgln
haselmlt coach. Just, whether he will per
fect nn arrangement satisfactory. to lioth
himself ami the athletic association Is hard
to say. It Is known, however, that not
only from the university, but from other
Hon them onllege*, hits he received flatter
ing offers, mid the fact that he Is tnklng
notice of these proposals Is In Itself the
I»est Imll.Mil,.n that Cobb b» still Arm lu
his deteruilimtloa to hold out for if salary
of $5,000 from the Detroit lHiseball rlub.
Those who lire thoroughly familiar with
the gttnntlou as It now stands, seem to
think Navln will never "come across" until
the press or llughey Jennings nr the public
bring to hear upon him greater pressure
than now exists.
Detroit fnudoui Is with Cobb to a man.
Manager Jennings has already expressed
bis oplnloti In the mutter to Navln In no
very eqtitvocnl terms, nml there Is a grow-
lug oplulon that If Navln starts the season
without Cobb there will lie forthcoming a
simultaneous bowl from press. public, play
ers and all parties concerned. If such turns
out to he the rase. It does not require much
foresight to predict the ultimate outcome.
L. CROSS
TO QUIT
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 12.—Lave
Croas will not play baseball again.
That's about aa good a 2 to 1 bet aa
any you ran And. It'a better than bet-
tins on the Cuba aa the world'a champs
of mo#.
New Orlenna haa received no direct
or positive Information from Croaa that
he will not report to the Pellcnna In
the spring, but Indications point to his
retirement.
The veteran haa recently closed a
deal with some middle states college to
conch the ball tenm. This will carry
him thru April and Into May. After
that he Intonde to settle dawn In Cleve
land to raise pigeons, grow violets and
develop physical culture classes.
If Cross does not play with the Peli
cans this year, he will not play any
where. and he Is decidedly averse to
piny Inf? bull here. He doesn't like this
climate.
Cross Is tied up with the Pelicans.
He Is under a two-year contract to
Frank. He sold his own release to the
Dutchman, having had that privilege
thru his contract with the Washington
cluh.
' Here are eome of the candidates for the Columbia College crew, un
der the watchful eye of Coach Jim Rice. From left to right tho men ere
8palding, Alexander, Starbuck, Dellenbaugh, Roy, Wheeler, Snovily end
Houser.
GOOD GAME ASSURED
WITH COLUMBUS TEAM
Everything Is In readiness for the big
game Friday night between the local Y.
M. C. A. and the Columbus Y. M. C. A.
basket ball teams.
Captain Daniel, of the local associa
tion. announces that he will probably
play Hudson, Morris, Hodgkin, Atkls-
son, Langston and several other prom
ising candidates.
The game will probably be the fast
est one of the season and the local
boys show every evidence of giving the
Columbus team the fight of their lives.
Inf the Columbus team the local Y.
M. C. A. tackles the warmest basket
ball aggregation that has steamed Into
Atlanta this year.
CHALLENGES
ALLJUMPERS
Louis Guertin, Champion
Vaudeville Performer,
. - • - . t
Wants Match.
I-ouls Guertin. who .claims the
world's championship for Jumping,
challenges any Georgia Junjper to a
match at the Orpheum theater any
afternoon or evening this week, during
his engnement. He states that he will
post any part of 11,000 as forfeit and
challenges all comers.
Guertin claims. that he won the
chumplonshlp at the International
games at Athens, Greece. He Is giving
a Jumping exhibition at the vaudeville
house.
HAU8EN IS TRADED
* FOR PITCHER BLISS.
Stole First Base.
The apparently lin|M»Mth|e Is easily secotn-
r ill»h«! In perfecting umbrellas by Paul
lurksrft
Jimmy Ryan, manager of the Mont
gomery tenm. has traded Bill Hausen
for Pitcher Bliss, of the Grand Rapid*
club.
Here Is Bliss’ record: He pitched
twenty-six games with the following
fielding record: Sixteen put-outs, 80
assists, 4 errors; average. .960. In his
twenty-six games, 184 hits, an average
of seven a game, were made. 64 runs,
little over two a game, 28 bases on
Snow Bird Auto
Takes a Plunge
DAYTON, Ohio, Feb. 12.—The Thom
as Detroit 40 pulled Into Dayton from
Columbui .thla morning, having made
the trip under the worn weather con
dition* of the «ea*on. The mart from
Columbus wan thru drift* up to the
mud guard*, and a* the trip progrr**ed
these drift* became *lu*h and a little
later the car wn* plowing II* way thru
water, often 6 or 8 Incite* deep.
About ten . mile* from Dayton a
bridge had dtaapepared and .lt became
nece**ary to coax the car down the Icy
embankment on to the Ice which, .at-
that time, wa* covered with nearly a
foot of water carrying cake* of Ice
from up stream.- The crowing was
made without Incident until the far
side, wa* reached, when, a* the n*ar
wheel* were at the edge of the stream,
th- Ice gave way and th rear whorl"
dlsuppnred from sight In the torrent,
leaving the car In an almoat perpen
dicular position. -
When It I* remembered, that the
Snow-Bird, so-called, I* equipped with
nothing but the htgh-gear, all Interme
diate gear* having been left In the A*-
nenihllng. the predicament of the driv
er* can better be Imagined than de
scribed. After maneuvering for over
hulf an hour In Icy water to the knees,
the driver* were able to get a halt hitch
of rope around on* of the rear hub*
and u.lng the hub aa a winch, the har
dy Snow-Bird wo* able by mean* of
Its own power to extricate itself from
the predicament.
balls, one a game. 109 strlke-out*. over
four a game, wofi 17 and lost 9.
In 1906. out of twenty-seven games,
he won 19 and lost 8, an average of
six hits a game were made off hint,
two runs a game, lie hit only eight
butters, and had an average of one
base on ball* a game, struck out five
men a game, made only one wild pitch,
while six of hi* twenty-seven games
were shut-out*. .
Road RunPut Off
Until March 9th
Tho Florida East Coagt Automobile
Association Ivns mnde tho dhte for the
Jacksonville to Miami road run March
Instead of February 18. This change
was made at the earnest request of a
number of competitors who wanted
more time to prepare for the run.
Newspaper representatives that Jour
ney to Florida each winter to see the
Ormond-Daytona Beach automobile and
the Palm Beach motor boat races also
urged the Florida East Coast Automo
bile Association to make the date the
week following the Orniond-Day
tona beach races, which Is a week be
fore the Palm Beach regatta, which
will give the Florida visitors an op
portunity of seeing and taking part In
the three motoring events.
Elliott Gets Back
Into Lead Again
At the bowling tournament on Case's
nlleys Tuesday njght, Elliott defeated
Johnstone and Trucks defeated John
stone.
A, large number of bowling fans were
present and were treated to first-class
bowling.
Blllott, by defeating Johnstone, gains
first place with a few polhts to spare.
Wednesday night Trucks meets Ea
gan nnd Rather* meets Reed.
The standing Is as follows:
,P. IV. L. P.C.
Elliott 1- 9 3 ,7(0
Truck*......-; 12 8 4 , .666
Bathers 9 6 3 .866
Eagan 12 7 6 .583
Reed ..9 K 4 .555
I-yle 12 6 6 .500
Southard 12 5 7 .417
Herbert 15 6 9 .400
Johnstone 12 4 8 .333
Ogletree 12 3 9 .250
POOR MR. GROUCHO IS ALWAYS GETTING IT IN THE NECK.
• NA8HVILLE, Term., Feb. 12.-Upo» th*
receipt of a letter from the manager „f
Maryville College yesterday by Charles <•
Trabue. who baa charge of Vanderbilt*
foot I ki 11 schedule, the list of gatncM for ]>s
Is announced ns complete.
There nre ten games schoflulod for tbs
season of 1908. the longest schedule over tm-
dertnken by Vanderbilt. Keren nml po>o.ti.|j
eight of these ten games will he hard ones
Right out of the ten will lie plnyeil on hud-
lev field. This university has nn sttendanc>*
of 3.0ft) students nnd ranks with the very
I test In the middle west. Ohli* State play*
Mlchlgau every year. Vanderbilt was for
tunate In securing a two-year arrangement
with Ohio State, the first game to In- pinreti
hen* nnd the second In Columbui. Vaiuler-
Idlt's game with Ohio State will he the i,| K .
gest thing on the local schedule, not even
excepting Kewnneo. when It Is considered
what n proposition Vanderbilt enn
lie an easy one of course, but It will Interest
the public In furnlsblug a line on the i„. w
material. Maryville had a fair team last
season nnd played good games with Ala
bama ml other S. 1. A. A. tennis. Rose In
again on the schedule. The Commodores
Haute. Clemson will furnish a stiff prop*,
sit Ion. They always turn out a strong,
heavy, fast nnd well coached tenm. Min-
slsslppl, unless a great reversal of form U
„ on Ferry field.
Contrary to the usual custom. Vanderbilt
has a game on the Saturday before Thnnk*-
vlng, this one with Washington at »t.
their work cot out for them for the fall of
1908. '
The following Ifl the schedule, complete
nnd final:
Septeml»er 26—8. W. P. U. of Clarksville,
here.
October 9— Maryville College of Maryville,
Teun., here.
October 10—Dose Polytechnic Institute of
University, Mlaa., here.
October 31—University of Mlchlgau of
Ann Arbor. Mlrh.. at Ann Arbor.
November 7—University of Tennessee of
Knoxville, Tenn., here.
November 14—Ohio State of Columbog,
Ohio, here.
November 21—Washington University of
8t. I-ouls, Mo., at M. Louis.
November 26 (Thanksgiving)—Seiraoce,
here.
CUMMINGS
HAS SIGNED
A. P. Cummings, the Duluth plirhfr
drafted by Atlanta, has sent hie signed
contract to Manager Smith.
Laat year he won 20 and lost II
games, and he ought to prove a good
player.
Smoke Betsy Ross 5c Cigar
EXHIBITION OF
FANCY POOL
Joe G. Hood, who calls himself the
“Napoleon of Fancy Pool Shot#,'’ will
give an exhibition of hia skill at George
W. Ca*e'* pool room Wednesday nlghi,
beginning at.8 o'clock.
Mr. Hood ha* given exhibitions In
many cities of the United 8tates nnd
I* reputed to be a star performer.
G. HERRMANN
ROASTS COBB
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb, 11-Ty
remarks reflecting on the men win* own
ball clubs hns brought forth a few
shots from that conservative Indhlmndj
Marry Iferrmnun, chairman of the national
commission, who takes exception toj ow*«
statement that ball players are underpaid,
Herrmann oaya: ,, . ...
"Ball players In general are paid fer
work than hundreds of thousands of
engaged In other business. Some an; P*w
greater salaries than the most rnmn*
business men In Cincinnati. No ball
who can deliver the goods la ever offered
a lower salary thun he Is worth.
These remarks of Herrmann's read life
In the first place ball players are | uj
more for their work because they are «>•
to earn more money for the men that mr
them. To say that any ball ‘
paid more than the MOHT valuable btiJne
man In Cincinnati Is ridiculous. Jt
also equally silly to state that
has ever been offered less salary t"*'” \
was worth. Herrmann’s statements ar
shade too sweeping.—P. If.
BABB SIGNS TWO.
MEMPHI8, Tsnn., Feb. 12-M.in«g«f
Babb ha* signed two mws “Ji
year's team, Stockvale and » co *
Hurlburt. Owen* and Nick Uort"'
are the only one* of the old -uard no
Babb has thirteen men under''"
tract. He anticipates no trouble >
securing Nick Carter. , .
Babb I* not tnklng Hurlburt» re’ire
ment announcement seriously. ' r - .
ley Shield* and Harry' Luml-y■ V*
Brooklyn, are on a hunt In St. br*”'
valley bottoms of Arkansas. '
Cameron, who hit .M» with ^
Haute In the Central League last I
want* to land with Babb.