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SPORTING PAGE,
FEBRUARY 13. 1908
The Atlanta Georgian
S PERCY H. WHITING.
SPORTING EDITOR
| NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
By PERCY H. WHITING.
That then* art* two sides to every question we will all admit.
But sometimes we can’t see but one. t
Our present visual difficulty is in seeing the arguments
against the Southern Intercollegiate Association, especially those
which havn been put forward by Hugh Roberts of the Birming
ham Age-IIerald since Alahama announced that it wished to re
tire from the S. I. A. A.
So, to be fair, we give a boiled-down version of Mr. Roberts’
recent articles on the subject:
At the December meeting of the Southern Intercollegiate As
sociation. the University of Alabama will retire from the bonds of
that union. /
While the authorities at Alabama have made no explanation, It
Is believed that that Institution does nor Intend to play Independent
or outlaw oasebafl and football.
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Is not a perfect
union. No union Is perfect In which there are members of unequal
strength. There are throe separate and distinct "strengths" In' thrt
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, via: that of Vander
bilt and Bewanee, that of Auburn, Georgia, Oeorgla Tech, Ala
bama and others, and that of Howard, Greensboro, Mercer, Dah-
lonega and others.
It would be far better If there were three associations of South
ern colleges. Sewonee and Vanderbilt could unite with Trinity, Vir
ginia Military anil others. The great Intermediate class could form
an organisation of Its own. Then the third class could form a un
ion. There would then be more football In the South and better
football.
Suppose, for Instance, Alabama and seven other colleges of
equal strength should form an association. Let this association con
sist of Alabama, Auburn, Tennessee, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Louis
iana Staff. Mississippi and Clemson.
Then, suppose, that according to an agreement each college
should play seven championship games, one against each of the
other seven members. Then, there would be little dispute as to
which would be the champion at the end of the season. The per
centage basis could be employed us In baseball.
It would be line If the other seven colleges mentioned above
followed Alabama's lead.
What prompted the University of Alabama to the action out
lined above Is a matter of conjecture. •
If It was because the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Associa
tion hits shown Itself Ineffective, a body unwieldy and dominated by
one or more Institutions, the uctlon Is good. '
However, If the action of the University of Alabama was taken
In a spirit of petulance, that action presages evil.
Inasmuch as It Is true that the Southern Intercollegiate Asso
ciation. being unwieldy and Ineffective, Is gradually nearing a stage
of dissolution, why can’t everybody come together and decide on a
plan of dismemberment?
There hnve been threats of withdrawal. At the that meeting
of the executive committee In Clemson, when the nefarious one-
year rule was adopted, Vanderbilt ami Hewanee coolly Informed the
gathering that unless some changes were wrought In the proposed
legislation they would withdraw from the association.
This dictatorial policy of Vnnderbllt and Hewanee will eventu
ally result In strife, for the other colleges will not be the under
dogs all the lime. Then, again, Inasmuch as Vanderbilt and Hewa-
hea have first and second places In the football world cinched. It
is not consistent with reason that the other colleges are going to
fight eternally for third place.
As Houthern colleges, Vanderbilt and Bewanee, on account of
fhelr athletic prowess, aro pointed to with pride by nil other Hnuth*
ftf-n Institutions. Everyone hopes they will continue to Improve and
grew stronger.
’At the same time, however, there are other meritorious Insti
tutions In the Houth, while not so powerful, are deserving of atten
tion and fair play.
And. furthermore, there la no doubt In the world but that Van
derbilt and Bewanee would take pleasure In cutting loose. Bn let
them cut
The Bouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association then would
be made up of about eight colleges of practically equal strength.
This would result In a magnificent race each year for first place.
Now this is the way it looks to us:
Until Alabama ffivos gome satisfactory explanation of why it
left the S. I. A. A. it must expect the suspieion that it left because
it did not care to comply with the rules of the S. I. A. A. that
force a college to play only Pennine amateurs on its teams. It has
long been suspected that somo of these rules for the preservation
of amateurism were galling to Alabama.
Ton have to admit that the 8. I. A. A. stands for athletic de
cency. So if a college lenves it, without good cause, it seems
aimed townrd amateur anarchy.
If Alabama is waiting for a union in which all the colleges
are of absolutely equal strength it will wait forever.
An athletic association which included both Vanderbilt nnd
Virginia would not exist. The former stands f 0P strict rules m
regard to ama’teuriam. The latter does not, unless it has recently
experienced a change of heart.
A seven-team football league sounds attractive, but somehow
this league business has never worked out in fonthall and never
seems likely to.* The point in football is not to play for a cham
pionship and never has been. ,
The 8. I. A. A. may not be as wicidy or effective as its sup
porters would wish.
But since the division of the/association into districts it has
grown much more wicidy. And no fair-minded man will deny
that it is growing more efficient and doing moro each year thaii
the past one townrd purifying nthletics.
Also, just by way of n general denial, Vanderbilt niid Se-
wanee (so we are reliably informed) did not threaten to lenve the
S. I. A. A. if they did not get what the$ wanted at the recent
meeting.
Roberts’ inconsistency is shown in the sentence where he
roasts the “nefarious” one-year rtilc in the opening of a sentence
and Vanderbilt and Sewanee standing against it in another. If
it was "nefarious” (which same we dop’t believe) why should
they not have fought against it!
The point that, with Vanderbilt and Sewanee out of it the
S. I. A. A. colleges would fight for first plaee is a joke. It would
simply be for first place among the second raters.
To put Tech, Georgia nnd Clemson in a league of second rate
footbnll teams would be like asking the Atlanta baseball club to
go into the Cotton States League.
We believe that Georgia. Clemson and Tech are agreed that
they would rather fight vainly for good positiona in the first class
than to be the whole show in the second.
WELL BUNCHED AT THE STRETCH TURN
Bowling Alleys at the Fort
Formally Opened on Friday
The four new bowling alley* recent
ly installed In the athletic hall at Fort
McPherson will be formally opened on
Friday night at i o'clock, when the At
lanta Bowling team meets the Fort
McPherson team, for three garnet*.
Each team Is composed of five men,
and a* a large number of good bowlers
are stationed at the fort, the Atlanta
team wlU no doubt get a warm re
ception.
The members of each team are as
follows:
Fort McPherson—Sergeant Waddlng-
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O AUGUSTA. Qa.. Feb. 13,— 0
O Uatcher Brown, of the University O
O of Georgia team, has notified Man- O
O user Dexter, of the Augusta club, O
O that he does not Intend to sign a O
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Thl§ should be a great year for the harness horses. The Grand circuit races will bei as good as ever, and the minor events will be numerous. Throughout the South—especially at Mem
phis, Macon and 8avannah—a large number of light harness .horses ,aro being prepared for tho coming seaeon*e races. The picture shows a spectacular trotting race.
CANDIDATES
GALORE OUT
AT MERCER
MACON, Ga., Feb. 13.—Regular base
ball practice, began at Mercer on Sat
urday nnd will be continued as regu
larly as the weather permits.
Saturday about forty candidates were
out to try for the different positions.
"King” Halley put them thru a rigid
practice and expressed himself as be
ing well pleased with the showing
made.
Among those who are trying for
positions In thd outfield are Arnold
and MAcathem. both of whom are
splendid players. Arnold, who was
with the uoqust Grove team last year,
was placed on the "All Prep” as right
fielder. Macathern. one of the fastest
and most graceful fielders among col
lege players In the state, Is back at
left held again. These two players
should show up well.
Oglesby, ihe star twlrler of the Mer
cer team last year; Mallory, the cap
tain of the team nnd first baseman,
seem to have their positions cinched.
At second It seems to be between
Simpson and Fleming. At third a
three-cornered contest between Smith,
Crooms and Martin, Is to be an excit
ing struggle. Shortstop will doubtless
be covered by "Kid*' Fender.
It remains to be seen who will be
flrat catcher, B. Smith or Harnett, both
of whom are In exceptionally good
form. Tappan. Jameson. Huddeth and
Mostly will put up an Interesting bout
at center.
Rathcrs, El-
COBB GOES
TO AUGUSTA
Expects to Close in Few
Days With Georgia
as Coach.
Ty Cobb, the Geprgia ball player who
Is now the center of baseball Interest
because he refuses |» sign for the sea
son with Detroit at their tenita. leaves
Thursday afternoon for Augusta.
Cobb has been down In Athens talk
ing business with the University of
Georgia authorities. He has made
them an offer und expects to hear from
them in a couple of days. Cobb agreed
to act as coach from the opening of the
college training season to April 1. Then
If he had not closed with Detroit at that
time he would stay with the .Athens
team to the end of the season.
Cobb has not heard anything from
the Detroit moguls of late, but expecta
to soon. lie persists In his statements
that he will not play with the Tigers
unless they accept his terms. He has
offers to pluy with the outlaw Union
League and with a Chicago city league
team. . j
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O NEW YORK, Fab. 13.—Partial O
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O Ing before the legislature at Al- O
O tmny forbidding race-track gam- O
O bllng, came today from an unex- O
O peoted quarter, when John E. O
O Madden, the well-known racing O
O man, declared that the elimination O
O of betting would by no means O
O kill the "sport of kings." O
O Madden has Just returned from O
O Europe, and has announced that O
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BIG SQUAD
ATTECH
Six Veterans and Forty
New Men at Baseball
\ Practice.
Owing to Inclement weather, the Tech
baaeball team contlnuea Ita Indoor
practice of batting and battery work
In the gymnasium. Coach Helsman la
busy each morning with the candidates
and this dnljy practice helps no little
to limber up those who have been
taking life easy all winter.
There are only six of the old men
back this season, but there seems to be
quite a bit of promising new material.
The old men are Lafltte, pitcher: Rob
ert Infielder: Davenport, pitcher; Buch
anan, catcher and Inflelder: High
tower, Inflelder. and 8tewurt, outfielder.
The new material Is rather hard to
atse up Juat yet, but of this tho fol
lowing look good: Davis, the big tackle
of 'football! fame, who te trying out at
drat; Mathews, who caught for B. E.
Lee last year; Ayres, of Macon High
Bchool; Peaae. an Inflelder at Colum
bus High School team, and Pitta, of
Gordon. Besides these, there are some
thirty-five or forty other candidates.
Home of the men are still uncertain
as te the result of their examina
tions, but as they will know definitely
by the end of the week, Tech dope will
then be a more reliable article.
Frank Hall, who manages John Bul-
llvan, claims th#tt the big lellow has
broken all one-minute records In tho
theatrical line. John L. has been on
the road 117 consecutive weeks, and If
any man In the world lias equaled that
record we haven’t heard of him yet.
BASKETBALL
IN BUNCHES
ON FRIDAY
The Y. M. C. A. first and second
basket ball teams will have their Anal
practice Thursday night preparatory to
the big dpuble-header on Friday night.
At that time the first team will have to
stack up with the remarkable team
from Columbus, and the second team
against the fast bunch out at Georgia
Tech. /
The team from Columbue comes with
a record of having won all games
.plsyed this season, and the claim of
being qne of the fastest teams 1n the
country. Loral basket ball fans may
expect to see an exhibition ,of great
basket ball when this bunch makes Its
appearance here Friday night. This
will in all probability prove to be the
greatest game played In Atlanta this
season. <
The Y. M. C. A. will probably u«e
the following line-up against Colum
bus: Daniel!, captain, nnd Blanchqrd,
forwards; Hodgkin, center, nnd Hudson
nnd Morris, guards. This Is a fast
team and ehould make a strong show
ing against their formidable opponents.
The eecond team will hnve Its hands
full when It tackles the Tech boys, and
there will no doubt be some guessing
ns to the outcome.
The Y: M. C. A. Ilne-up for this
game Is not definitely settled, tho It
may be something like this: Fargasbn,
captain, nnd Langston, forwafds; Phil
lips, center, and Jones and Avary,
guards, with Memson and Wright sub-
atltutes. This first game will be called
not a minute later than 8:16 oclock.
Tickets arc being sold rapidly snd
the limited number will no doubt be
taken before the hour /or the game.
All the front row of seals on tkc run-
nlng track of the Y. M. C. A. gymea-
■lum Is being reserved for ladles.
FOR BASEBALL BUGS
The Cleveland team will consist of somewhat less than thirty men when
It hits the pike for Macon on March 8. Here Is about the list;
Catchers—Clarke, Bemls, Wilson, Davidson and Wakefield.
Pitchers—Joss, Llebhardt, Thlelman, Berger. Hess. Rhoades. Clarkson,
Chqch. Baltimore. Oraney and Newton.
Outfielders—Flick, Birmingham, Hlnchman. Clarke and Hpeas.
Inflelders—Lajole, Bradley, Turner, Stovall,, Daubert, Hickman, I' r-
ring and Nlll.
Dale Gear, who managed the Little Rock team and later played with
Birmingham. Montgomery and Mobile, will manage the Hhreveport team this
year. The Louisiana town Is now In the Texaa .League.
“Emmons for Quality”
Quality Clothes at
Less Than Cost
I T HAS BEEN SAID that figures can not lie; hut in
this sale, the prices we quote do not begin to tell the
truth of the actual value of these garments. But when
we offer the very best clothing, ’[lacked by Emmons
and Stein-Bloeh, and price them at the figures shown lie
low r , it represents the greatest clothing bargains ever of
fered in Atlanta. )
HOOD GIVES E
AT SIG S
XHIBITI0N
AMUELS' HALL
Jot* Hood, one of the world'e beet pool
pluyers and especially a star performer
on fancy ehols, will give an exhibition
Thursday night at Big Hamuels' blllard
parlors, Mitchell and For*yth-*t».
Haturday night a series of pool
games will begin nt Samuels’ parlors,
when H. Kohan and E. L. Prater play
the opening game of a series of llvo
for the pool championship of Atlanta.
CITY LEAGUE BALL GOOD
ENOUGH FOR CHATTANOOGA
OINHTANOOGA. T«*nn., Fob. ll.-I.oon I
ttHM*lMill fan* are amused over nn editorial
which apiwureil III The Birmingham Age-
Herald Sunday. suggesting that t'hatta*
noogn l»e afloatItnted In the Southern
I.ettgtio for l.lttle Rock. Local fanc appre
ciate the aentliuent which prompted the
editorial, lint It can not he aald that
Southern l.eiujue hall la at badly wanted
In thU city na It wan aoiue month* AfO.
When Chattanooga waa In the Southern
league withe four or fire your* ago. thla
town aupported the sport aa well aa aoine
other cities which were then and am now
mcinlter* of the league. It la true that
Chattanooga uevt*r had « Ulgh claaa team,
and no doubt had tho lofal owner* ear-
ceeiled In plnrtng a more regular winner In
the field, the patronage wonld hare been
much l»etter.
League polltlca la what caused Cbattn-
noogaTa dismissal from hlgh-claaa ball no-
Now a few of the cltlea around the cir
cuit are clamoring for thla town to lie
brought Into the circuit again* * .
Last summer a city league waa organized
nnd played a schedule of three game* per
week thru the season. It waa composed
principally of htgb-claag college bolt play
ers. and the aport waa fully up to the
standard set by the Southern a half dozen
years ago.
Chattanooga la getting along very well
with Ita present baseball altuatlon. and It
U probable that the effort* of the South
oro Lrague schemer* to get local part es
to put up $15,000 or lli.00h.for a franchise
which waa taken from the city five yeara
ago will meet with a cold reception.
Let Us Clean Your Pipe
Do not throw away your
old pipe when it becomes
“strong." We will clean
and make as good as' new.
Amber Bits Put On Pipes.
STEINHEIMER CIGAR GO.
NO. 2 PEACHTREE ST.
RATHERS TIED
WITH ELLIOTT
At the bowling tournament at th«
George W. Case • alleys Wednesday
night a large crowd was present nnd
was treated to good bowling. Trucks
defeated Eagan two of the three games
by only a few pin*, and Rather* de
feated Reed. By defeating Reed Bath
ers tied Elliott for first place.
Thursday night Rather* meets John
ston and Rced^meets Oglettee. The
games will begirt at 6:16.
FEATHERWEIGHT WANTS
A FIGHT AT ONCE.
Sporting Editor of The Georgian:
Dear Sir—I am open for a match
with any featherweight In Atlanta, and
1 can arrange a place to fight for a
reasonable purse at once.
Your*.
EDDIE HATES,
Address SO Garden-st.. Atlanta. Go.
Stole First Base.
The apparently Impossible l« eeally x
S Halted In perfecting umbrellas bj
erkert.
CARLOS SMITH
REALLY QUITS
BIRMINGHAM, Alan Feb. 13.—
Carlos Smith, one off last season’s star
Birmingham outfielders, will not be In
the game during the coming season.
The elongated outfielder has quit the
game for good on account of business
Interests at home. The letter was writ
ten by 8mlth when he received a con
tract to be signed for the coming sea
son. Manager Vnughp Is of the opin
ion that the retirement of 8mlth will
make It necessary for him to get busy
at once and get a good man. It I* said
he may bring Curtis Gardner back
from Panama for the tight garden.
Vaughn has his eyes open for one or
two good pitchers. He may sign Abel,
the big left-hander of the Dallas, Texas,'
club.
Efforts are also being made to land
•Bill" Douglas, but nothing has been
heard of him of late.
SAVANNAH, Qa„ Feb. 13,-Petltlon
In bankruptcy has been filed by Big
Gardner, one of the best known haber
dashers and outfitters In the state.
His liabilities are given os 140,000 and
assets about half that amounL
Men’s Suits and Overcoats
Lot No. 1. $10 to $18 Values
Larffe assortment of sizes anti styles in black, blue, fancy mixtures
and shnded effects. Though a little off in style,
they were extraordinary values at the original
prices. Choice •
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Lot No. 2. $15 to $22.50 Values
Well-fitting, excellently made and thoroughly reliable-garment
all-wool fabries. The style is just a.trifle off, but /+%/•"* i~\f\
there are excellent values in sojlid colors and xjari I If 1
fancy effects nt Lpc/oV/V
Lot No. 3. $18 to $30 Values
refully hand-tailored,
.$13*50
Klcgnnt garments of the best materials; carefully
nnd all in this season’s newest styles. Regular
$18 to $,‘10 values in solids, fancies and two-
tone effects at, choice
Boys Suits and Overcoats
Lot No. 1. $3.50\ to $6 Values
About 75 Boya’ Sack Suits in staple blues and blacks and fancy
mixtures; thoroughly serviceable Suits in sizes ranging from 8 < d
16 years. Good
quality; well made.
Choice
lUUKUiK
$2.50
Lot No. 2. $5 to $6 Values
soli
fan
Good styles in solid colors nnd Taney mix
tures; sizes 6 to 14 years. Very extraordinary
values ut only
$3.50
Lot No. 3. $7 to $8 Values
About 50 Boys’ Overcoats in solids and fancies; excellent quality
and good styies; sizes from 6 to 14 years. a £ f\
This is unquestionably the best boy’s overcoat ill
to be found in the city at. T '.. A|/ A •*-' v
If you cannot be suited in the above, we offer the choke of our
entire stock of this seasons Suits, Overcoats and Raincoats
at 13 Off.
39 and 41 Whitehall Street.