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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER f, l»0fi.
SPORTS
\~NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
By PERCY H. WHITING.
If Sarannah actually does carry out Its threat of bolding a sixty-day
race meeting, the state of Oeorgla needs no other Incentive to pass laws
which shall wipe out race track gambling. For, of course, nobody sup
poses that they will have racing In Sarannah without open betting.
What happens In Savannah cuts no particular Ice In Atlanta. Some
of "the laws of God and man" probabl/ run blear there, but several of
the laws of Oeorgla certainly don't., And nobody In Fulton county pre
tends to care much.
The race track gambling business comes home to us thru every fall
at Jbe state fair. Then a lot of spindle-legged nags are turned loose on
the city, hand bookB sre allowed to run openly and thus gambling Is
made one of the features of that highly moral show. If anybody tries to
stop the gambling, he runs against tbe fact that there Is no law which
prevents hand booking.
These facts are 'the ones that combine to give Atlanta a “kick Into”
this argument.
For some years past the hand booking at the various race meet
ings In Georgia has been conducted so quietly that the good people of
the state have not really waked up to the fact that It was going on. If
Savannah cracks loose with a big sixty-day meeting, tho, there Is sure to
be a lot said about It, and especially about the betting end—which Is by
far the biggest end of any running horse meeting that ever was held.
Then the people of Georgia will have no excuse for further sleeping
, over this question.
They don’t want race track gambling and haven’t wanted It for many
years. They have tolerated It because It was conducted so quietly that
It was not called to .their attention. All the state needs now U one big
race meeting, with plenty of gambling on the side to wako the people up
to the need for some changes In the present law to wipe the evil out
of the state—and maybe out of “the appendix” (meaning Savannah) at
tbe same time.
This Savannah meeting promises to be the last straw. If It Isn’t, then
the gamblers will go right ahead and pile on the last one. It has been
the history of race track gambling alt -over America that the gamblers
have nover left well enough (for them) alone. They can’t seem to do It
When they got a foothold- anywhere they wanted a half acre. And when
they get that they want a half mile. And so they go on, grabbing and
wrangling among themselves at tho same time, until tbe pooplo rlso and
throw them out.
Georgia Is one of the few states which has not passed laws to break
up race track gambling. The people here are long-suffering. But they
will Anally act, and when they do. It will be a thorough Job.
At the Madison Square Garden automobile show, which will be held
this month, the English Automobile Association will have a booth. This
will be Installed for the purpose of exploiting England s attractions for
automobillsts and In an effort to encourage touring In England by Ameri
cans.
This Is a good, live, up-to-the-minute Idea and one that offers a good
suggestion to the Southland. Savannah has shown the section some
thing about advertising Itself thru the Interest In automobiles and In
good time the South may well follow this lead.
, The time Is coming when Northern automobillsts are going to recog
nise that their only chance of winter - touring On this- continent is In’the
Southern states. They are also going to And out, gradually but surely,
that this section has a lot of really good roads and that pleasant tour
ing Is possible even over the bad ones.
Touring thru tho South should be encouraged.
Every party which comes Into the section for a tour brings a lot of
money and leaves It. Nobody ever heard of any tourists who took any
money out of any section.
■ Of course, no concerted action toward encouraging automobile tour
ing In the South can be looked for'at present.
In time, tho, the South ought to have a Southern Automobile Asso
ciation, just as It has a Southern Golf Association, a Southern Baseball
League, a Southern Tennis Association, and n thousand other Southern
organisations. With such a body In action, It would be possible to take
steps toward securing road Improvements, to get better roads, to control
race meetings, to hold tours and to encourage touring In the R uth.
Edited By=s-
TECH’S ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
GOING TO S. I. A. A. SESSION
W. N. RatalIr, ntblHIr director of tho
Georgia School of Technology, will Icoto
Thursday for KnosrIUo to attend tho an
nual meeting of tho Southern Intercolle
giate Athletic Association.
A really lively session Is expected.
The one-year rule, which provide* that no
man shall play football during hta first year
In college nniesa he can fumUh fourteen
Carnegie unit*, will be the point on which
all fights are likely to fnens. This rule
wa* adopted a* n compromise Inst year and
ha* been the cause of lot* of complaint tbla
K ir. Several ways of dodging this trou-
have been suggested, and those who
have canvassed the situation aay that the
“fourteen unit*" part of the rule la doorn
ail, and that probably the whole rnle will
a mighty dull session
fight on Dr. Dudley, ana mis year promise*
to be no exception. At the Isst meeting
Dr. Dudley stated that he would not be a
candidate for re-election, but It Is now be
lieved that he would taka the place If It
was again offered to him. If Dr. Dudley
does not get the position, it will doubtlaas
go to W. M. Higgs, of clamson.
Sullivan Prepares Come-Back
At Labouchere and Britons
NEW YORK. Dec. t.-The stuck on James
E. Sulllvau, president of the A. A. II. and
the American commissioner to tbe Olympic
gsmes, by an English writer, may result In
an International athletic war.
Mr. Sullivan and OnaUvua Kirby, who
mao was attacked, are now preparing a
bomb to toss Into the Hrltlab athletic camp,
and when this missile explodes It ta ex
pected that the reputation for sportsman
ship of the British Isles will suffer.
Mr. Sullivan's annual report of lft,M0
words to the Amateur Athletic Union dele
gates at tbe recent meeting was a bitter
pill for the Englishmen to swallow, and
caused tbe English Amateur Athletic Asso
ciation to authorise Henry I* Bouchere’a
stuck on American athletea. It goes as far
as calling the bead of the Amateur Athletic
8£
nlon
tbe United States a boas and a
Altho Mr. Sullivan has become acclimated
to roast atmosphere. It was not possible
that be would let ouch an atUck go by un
noticed.
A special meeting of tbe American com
mittee will be called soon and some hot
stuff that has been held In reserve made
■Stifle. Mr. Sullivan was seen at his office
yesterday, but he refused to discuss the la-
£ BASEBALL USED IN 1868 £
4- SENT TO GARRY HERRMANN +
.j, .J.
4- JACKSON, Miss.. Dec. 9—What 4-
t ls believed to be the oldest base- +
.ball In the world will bo shipped +
4- to Garry Herrmann, president of +
the national commission, by Ed- +
+ ward Laughlln. It was used No- +
+ vember 8. 1868. In a game at WU- +
4- Main.port. Pa., for tha atata cham- 4-
4* plonshlp. which ended <1 to 86 In 4-
4- favor of Williamsport. 4-
L08 ANGELES, Cal., Deo. O.-James
J. Corbett, former heavyweight cham
pion pugilist of the world, will referee
the Papke-Kelly bout, which Is to take
place before Jim Jeffries’ Club Decem
ber 16.
A Bicycle to your boy or girl would be a most ac
ceptable and practical gift—we have an exception
al line of these machines—lowest prices—cash or
on easy payments.
ELYEA-AUSTELL CO., 35 N. Pryor Street.
WALTHOUR AND ROOT GET
BACK ONE OF LOST LAPS
Sprint For Two Miles and
Regain Some of Lost
Distance.
NEW YORK, Dec. 9.—The most sen
•stlonal sprint of the six-day bloyele
race held in the Madison Square Gar'
den came today, when Bobby Walthour,
assisted by his team mate, Eddie Root,
succeeded in getting back one of the
two laps that separated them from the
leaders.
With a burst of marvelous speed the
two riders rode like mad men for more
than two miles, while the thousands of
apactators yelled themselves hoarse in a
dslirium of exoitemenL
Around and around they flew, reliev
ing esch other so feet that it was Im
possible to tell which was in the race.
The other contestente rode as If their
very lives depended upon it, but the
team had caught them napping and
their lead could not be out down.
Walthour started the sprint by run
ning high upon the Fourtn-ave. side of
tho saucor. Suddenly he shot down
and before Demara. who had been lead
ing the bunch at a lively olip, realized It,
tha dash for tha lap was on.
Walthour wne fifty yarda ahead be
fore the other riders came to a realiza
tion of what tvaa going on, and then
they began riding furiously. Walthour
mode two laps and was then relieved
by Root, who had had a long rest and
was In good shape for the battle. Root
rode like a demon. He passed the
boxes at the aide of the track eo fast
that their occupants saw little more
than the blue blur of his racing jersey
as the blond-haired New England boy
•hot by.
Root's burat of speed was one of the
moat wonderful exhibitions of human
endurance and marvelous riding power
that has ever been seen In a six-day
contest In the garden.
Alfho he had been riding at top speed
for more than twenty-four hours at
Intermittent stages of the race, hs put
up a clip that has seldom been equalled
even In a short-distance contest.
Fashionably-dressed women In the
boxes .who formed members of theater
parties went almost hysterical with ex
citement, while their escorts yelled
themselves hoarse as they saw that
Root was catching tha leaders. Even
after Root had lapped the bunch he
continued to rido at a furious speed, as
If to try to regain tho remaining lap
that la all which separates them from
tnnse In first place. But after nearly
half an hour's hard work he slowed
down.
Emory Class Teams
Play Basket Ball
OXFORD, Ga„ Dee. 9.—Emory's In
ter-class basket ball season opened
Monday with games between the seniors
and sophomores and the freshmen and
sub-freshmen. The seniors won from
the sophs by a score of 18 to 8; the
freshmen boat the subs 17 to It.
Both games were very Interesting to
the spectators, but the senior-soph
game was the batter played.
The line-up of the teams was:
Seniors—Roberts, center; Rivers, cap
tain. nnd Wilson, forwards; Reeve, Bry
an and Brinkley, guards.
Sophs—Walker, center; Saunders
and Thoinss, forward and guard; Trim
ble, forward; Jackson, captain, guard.
Summary: Field goals, Roberta, Riv
ers, 3; Wilson, 3; Reeve, 3; Thomas;
Jackson, 3. Goals from fouls, Wilson,
1. Referee, Professor F. F. Farmer.
Umpire. Wight. Time of halves, 16
minutes.
The freshmen: Mlddlebrooks, center;
Miller, captain, and Melton, forwards;
Morgan, Parhelm and Johnson, guards.
Subs; McDavtd, captain, center; Rey
nolds and Snow, forwards; Camp, Me-
David and Pryor, guards.
Summary: Field goals, Melton, 3;
Miller, 6; McDavId, Snow, 2; Reynolds.
Goal from fouls, Melton. 3; Reynolds,
3. Referee, Professor Farmer. Umpire,
G. W. Wight.
The games for Saturday will be be
tween the seniors nnd Juniors and the
sophs and freshmen,-and should prove
Interesting.
How Walthour Lost
That Fateful Lap
Ten thousand Georgians have won
dered, and wondered In vain, how It
happened that their favorite, Bobby
Walthour, happened to lose a lap in the
six-day race. Here Is the story, ae told
by The New York Journal:
"Bobby” Walthour, the whirlwind of
the Dixie-Yankee team, was lapped by
ten other contestants In the big six-
day race at Madison Square Garden
Monday, in tho greatest burst of speed
ever seen In such a race. The terrific
pace was kept up for twenty-seven
minutes. i
Johann Stol. the giant Dutchman of
the German-Holland team, started the
big sprint with a rush. He was half a
lap to the good by the time the other
racers were after him, and as soon as
he tired his aprtner made things hum.
By the time the speed chase was over
six teams had been lapped.
Every rider showed the effect of the
terrlfflc sprint and for nn hour after
they plugged around the, course at a
moderate pace. Floyd MacFarland
maintained the lead most of the time,
but he mode no effort to gain and the
others seemed content to lag behind.
Faber, who Is paired with Lafour-
cade, had done some sprinting on hts
own account just before Butt and Stol
started in with their rush around the
track, and he nnd his partner were al
most exhausted. The leaders passed
them like a subway express passing a
local, and by the time the great sprint
came to nn end, Faber and Lafour-
cade were twelve laps to the rear.
White Sox Land
College Performer
CHICAGO, Dee. 9.—The White Sox
will have one good new right-handed
pitcher when the season of 1909 opens.
This Is none other than Fred Walker,
the former University of Chicago base
ball and football star, who has been
asked by President Comlskey to name
his terms.
Walker pitched here early In the fall
for the Rogers Parks, the strong North
Side semi-professional club, and It was
his work with them that led Jim Wlggs,
his team mate and ex-Detroit Tiger, to
recommend him to the old Roman.
VITTUR TO
MEET FAGAN
—
Four Good Fights Now on
Card For Friday
Night.
PERCY H. WHITING
SUSPICIO USLYPEA CEFUL
ARE MOGULS’ MEETINGS
Jack Foy, the Lightning Match Ma
ker, has performed another of his feats
of matchmaking dexterity by getting
Vlttur and Fngan together for six
rounds as a preliminary for Friday
night’s stag at Armory Hall. Fagun
was originally slated to go on with
Tommy Spencer, but Tommy’s health
has not been everything desired of late
and he will not fight at present. So
Foy had to ecurry around for a man to
fight Fagan and was lucky enough to
land Vlttur, the man who recently
knocked out Spencer.
The addition of this fight to the card
May Change Date
Of League Meeting
The Southern League meeting may be
postponed from December 15. the date now
set. until Christmas week. Mobile nnd New
Orleatm dubs have asked for this postpone
ment. nnd tbe league Is now taking a mail
rote on thfc change.
Magnates Doing Nothin;
So Silently That Suspi-
cion Is Aroused.
NEW YORK, Dec. 9.—A qulst that .
ominous and an appearance of peace
fulness that is appallng hovers around
the baseball moguls now In New York
The National League meeting yest.r
day was so quiet that the stillness sc'
tually throbbed.
The American League meeting today
gives promise of a placldness that wlil
pall.
Even the howling, yelping bmt. r .
gives Foy Just about the beat card of
six round affairs that has been offered
to Atlanta fans.
The Jones-Wlllls fight will be a hum
mer. Jones has Just fought a great _
twenty-round draw with Kid Burns and the Eastern i^ague"and”the'°AmericIn
Is ready to go at the limit of his speed Association, now ths official kennel
against Willis. The latter is In the best • - nn *
trim of his career. The hand that gave
him trouble the last time he met Jones
has been put In fine condition and he
feels sure that he can hit his hardest
all the way thru the fight.
BATTLING NEL80N’8 DOCTOR
IS SUING HIM FOR *160
8AN FRANCI8CO, Deo. 9.—Dr. Ben
jamin Apple secured Judgment for 3160
yesterday against Battling Nelson for
medical service furnished last June be
fore Nelson's successful fight with
Gone. The physician testified that
Nelson called him In and said he would
rather forfeit his 32,600 than meet de
feat. He asked the doctor to get him
Into good physical shape.
DRI8COLL WIN8 FIGHT.
B08TON, Deo. 9.—Jem Driscoll, of
England, knocked out Charley Griffin,
of Australia, In the eleventh round of
their fight, which was scheduled to go
twelve rounds last night In tho Armory
Athletic Club. •
ATTELL WA8 STUNG.
I.OS ANGELES, Dec. 9.-Abe Attell, the
K ithcrwrlzht rhnraplon, yesterday gave
nd to the sheriff for the. release of his
attachment proceedings. He anja he luat
1804.76 to Ranaom A Co. In New York by
ibtlnc. bat aay> he learned afterward he
I been fleeced. Tbe ault waa trsnaferreil
.. the conrta here and Attell'a receipt,
from tbe Welch fight were held up. Attell
will content tha autt on the ground that
tho amount la a gambling debt nud cau not
BURNS-J0HNS0N FIGHT
FAKE, SAYS BIG JOHN L
CHICAGO. Dec. A-Jobn L. Bull! von,
“champion of champions.” has flat-footedly
called the Burns-Jobnson championship mill
at Sydney on December 26 n fake. After
scoring the champion for agreeing to tight
n negro, u thing he never did, Sullivan
says:
“I Insist that Burns la not an ideal cham*
plon.
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of the commercial side of It.
“ 'I am the richest tighter today,’ and *1
am the best money-getter dhat ever hap
pened,’ are Burns' slojmns.
“ 'I am the greatest fighter the world ever
knew’—he buries tbe Idea under a golden
hame on the money-mad champion!
"Shame on the man who upsets tbe good
American precedent because there are dol
lars. dollars, dollars In It.
“Burns may lose his title to this black
man. But I don’t think he will.
“Burns knew before he gave Johnson his
chance, even before It was known that«hc
would g
making i
BARON ROTHSCHILD GET8
JOCKEY FROM/VMERlCA
LOS ANGELES, Dee. 9.-As a fitting cli
max to the best display of horsemanship
ever witnessed on any track In America,
Jockey Vincent Powers yesterday signed a
one-year contract for Baron Leopold Roths
child to rtde for him In France next year.
Powers is to receive $15,000 as a retainer and
pay for all mounts.
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Sothern and Miss Hanson,
the coming to the Grand Wednesday
and Thursday nights of E. H. Sothern, At
lanta theatergoers have s double pleasure, for
the engagement brings not only the man con
sidered by many critics the foremost expon
ent of the romhntlo drama on ths American
stage, but a young woman whose success has
been been closely watched by the people.of
her home city, Miss Gladys Hanson Snook, of
Atlanta.
Mr. Sothern will present Wednesday night
"Richard Lovelace/’ his new play of ths
days of Cromwell, appearing in the role of a
drunken peddler who afterward becomes a
courtly poet and daring soldier. On Thurs
day nfght h* will present "Lord Dundreary,"
the famous old play which, as ' ‘Our American
Cousin," made the elder Bother famous.
BILL DAHLEN ON MARKET*
CHEAP AT ONLY *11,000
l
NEW YORK. Dec. 9.—Bill Dalilen for
asls—811.000 will buy him.
Being valued at such a high figure.
"Wild William” should be able to draw
some winter advance money from most
any one. At any rate, that Is the price
— President George Dovey, of the Bos
ton Natlonale, offered Charlie Ebbette
at the Waldorf—that would have to be
forthcoming before Bill would be turned
over to the Brooklyn club as manager.
In other words, Dovey does not want
to tear himself away from Dahten.
LITTLE DAUGHTER ILL,
HAINS BREAKS DOWN
NEW YORK, Doe. 9.—T. Jenkins
Hslns. who Is to be placed on trial
Monday for the murder of William E.
Annie, broke down completely today
when he tvsa told that his little daugh
ter. Mollis, aged 3, was 111 In Wash
ington.
General Halne and his wife will come
to New York Sunday and will occupy a
cottage at Flushing during ths trial of
thatr sons. If the child Is well enough
she will be brought along and will see
her father every day during the hear
ing In which hla life, will be at stake.
■on, 7Dun*«ii diuibivi
8. Brunson, was token to the Macon hospital
Tuesday and operated on for appendicitis.
Miss Brunson is • young society lady In Ms-
eon, and Is well known throughout the state.
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GEO. TEBEAU TELLS WHY "BOLTERS”
ARE KICKING AND WHAT THEY WANT |
NEW YORK, Deo. 9.—George Tebeau, formerly a ball player of skill
In the National League, now the owner of the Loulevllle and Kansas City
clubs, of the American Association, In terse phrases has summed up the
motives which have Inspired his league and the Eastern League to meet
In New York and make formal demands for a betterment of. conditions.
“We are not here.” said he. "for war. We have no thought of war.
We are not here to attempt'to organise a third major league. We have
made no. effort to secure grounds for such a purpose In cities which are
now major league territory. Assertions to the contrary are baseless, so
far as we are concerned. Ws are here to take Joint action In the prepa
ration of a plain spoken. Impartial and explanatory set of resolutions. In
which we shall endeavor to prove to the satisfaction of other leagues
which operate in baseball that we are harrassed by conditions which are
a hardship We are unable to secure our full quota of players until after
our seasons have begun. We start with a condition of uncertainty, which
Is unjust to us. We are forced to pay salaries which are In excess of a
reasonable financial return on the amount which we have Invested.
“Our first and second clubs at the end of the season may prove to be
profitable Investments, because of the Interest which attaches to a cham
pionship race, but teams which finish below them either are fortunate to
make both ends meet or are operated at & financial loss. This we be
lieve to be almost wholly due to the fact that we are restricted In the
privilege of securing players, owing to the Inequitable rulee which gov
ern the business end of the pastime, and from this Imposition, which wus
not a purposely made one, but which hss been a development of condi
tions which no one foresaw, ws shall ask relief. I personally believe
that we shall be able to make our case so plain that relief will be forth
coming. If It Is not, we may be forced to operate alone, not to make war.
but to protect ourselves.”
That sums up the case of the class A minor league clubs. They feel
that an artificial corner has been made In the market for players, and
they have asked In a straightforward way that restrictions, which are
contended to exist, shall be removed.
was thii play which held the etage in Ford'e
in Washington upon the night when
killed by John Wilkea
thtatar ...
Praeident Lincoln waa
Broth.
"The Boys of Company B."
Tho lisping girl In Paul Gilmore's play,
"The Boya of GeSipany B," is ona or tho
features ■ of the production. Her name ia
Madge Blake. She le the coueln (a country
cousin) of tha heroine. Eileen MacLene, hut
■he hee had tha advantage of a two years'
stay in Europe and ratnrna with frocks that
arc draama and with tha graces of one used
to the beet of European high life. To ton
off everything else, sledge Blake le a dread
ful flirt, and when Tony Allan, the handsome
captain of tha Ntw York Grays, proposes to
klaa bar "to its how It aeema to kiss a girl
with a lisp," aha ia not a whit backward,
but stands on her own tiptoes to reach hia
proffered lipa.
"Tha Devil" Next Week.
In the fascinating play, "The Devil,"
which Henry W. Savage offer, at tha Grand
on Monday next, matinee and night, the
author. Frants Molnar, has aelted upon tha
a real musical comedy. It le different from any
other show of tho sort yon have seen. Taka
its music and chorus away and you would
atlll have a merry entertainment for the plot
le about as good a farce comedy ae you have
■•am Tha ''Tlttisa nf tha Valla*' la shani aa
performance* ths rest of the week.
At ths Bijou. •
"Ths Dainty Duchess" combination is
advanced burlesque, free from anything that
is off color. Ths first part is ths famofis
Weber k Fields' "Whlrl-I-Olg," reciting the
experience of three fanny fellows on pleasure
bent, and is vsry well handled. Then comes
the olio of several vaudeville sets, principally
the Impersonations of Mildred Stroller, who
hss evidsnetd that she la quite a clever enter
tainer, and quite worthy of a headline posi
tion in vaudeville. There will be the usual
performances the rest of tha engagement, in
cluding matineea on Wednesday and Satur-
day.
At th# Orohsum.
A great feature on the hill lit the Or*
pheuui this week Is Katie Barry, the late
■tar of the original “Chinese Honeymoon."
You will miss the treat of the oeaaon If you
fall to ace this favorite little actress. She
ta tbe cleverest comedienne on tbe stage to
day. as wall a» the highest salaried woman
In vaudeville. It la a rare thing that as
well balanced hilt Is seen In vaudeville os
that of this week.
M&RAND
Tonight and Thursday Nights. Dec. 0-10.
ENGAGEMENT OF
MR. E. H. SOTHERN
Wednesday Night "RICHARD LOVELACE.'
Thursday Night, "LORD DUNDREARY."
Prices, 26c to 13.00. Sale now on.
Just what everybody Is holding back
for Is not at oil certain, but thin aeons
of peace and prosperity Is likely to bo
rudely shattered when the national
commission returns Its answer to th.
demands of the bolters.
It Is quite outside the bounds of hu
man possibility that this answer shall
be satisfactory to the parties Interest,,!
If It suits the bolters It will not suit
either the major leagues or the minors
and It hardly ssems possible that anv
compromise con be devised that will let
everybody down easy.
The National League held Its meet
Ing yesterday afternoon. Harry Pul-
llam was re-elected president and John
Heldler again as secretary. This, with
the usual routine business. Including
the various committee reports, occupied
the moguls throughout the afternoon
and shortly before 6 o’clock a reces.
was taken until 6 o’clock this afternoon.
The first session of the National
League only continued the serenity
which has marked the baseball gather.
Ing from the start. The mere fact thst
President. Pulliam was re-elected tinan
lmously was undoubtedly due to the
absence of representatives of the New
York Giants. This team nos ever been
at swords’ points with the executive.
It has been rumored that other league
members were annoyed at Pulliam. e»-
peclally Dreyfus and Ebbets, and that a
i with John T. Brush would
Iflthe hope of ousting ths
Kentuckian. But diplomacy on ths
port of the colonel smoothed away ths
wrinkles of revolution and when the
New York club saw It would stand
alone In mutiny It simply Ignored ths
gathering of the clans.
The Eastern League and American
Association hays pricked up their ears
at the action of the National l.eagus In
adopting a drafting eeason from Sep
tember 1 to September 16. Instead of
September 1 to October 16, ts hereto,
fore.
The suggestion was one recommend'
ed by the National Association, but Is
really a plank of the platform of th#
dissatisfied big minors and they take
the action as a propitious omen.
It only remains now for the Amert
can League to follow suit In order to
put the great majority of minors In t
happy frame of mind on a question thst
has long been a thorn In their side.
The American League officials meet
this afternoon at the Wolcott. They
will re-elect Ban B. Johnson ss presl
dent, posslhly increase hts stipend a
few thousand and then adjourn to ths
cafe.
ms BIJOll
This Week: Mata. Mon.. Wed. and Hst..
Weber k Rash Offer a Clever Mels nee r
Medleys and Mirth.
THE DAINTY DUCHESS
With Mildred Strother, Potter-IIsrtwell Trio
snd others. Next week: "World Bsstsn"
PRESENTS
PAUL GILMORE
IN
The BOYS of COMPANY B
Matluee 25c to $1. Night 3c to $1.50.
Monday, December 14, Matinee and Night.
HENRY W. SAVAGE
Offers the Dramatic Success of ths Year,
“THE DEVIL”
M,::r ro ,".c to $1.00, Ni^ht, ’J.V to >1.50.
his Week: Mats. Toes., Thun, and Sat.
JOE MORRIS
In the Mile a Minute Musical Comedy.
“TOO MANY WIVES”
Next Week: "THR ROYAL CHEP.”
SCENE IN “THE PEVIL."
The Savage production of Mai-
liar's play comes December 14. .
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theme of on incarnation of avil in the gnise
of s man of the world, who appears first in
the afternoon drese of a gentleman and later
in evening clothes. From his first entrance,
which Is the only .mysterious piece of techni
cal trickery In the play, he is a man of the
world, debonair, insinuating, cynical, sug
gestive.
, Ovide Masin Coming.
Ovid* Mastn, the fsmons Belgian violinist,
will appear .next week at the Grand la one
of his delightful recitals, and Hi addition will
deliver an interesting stereopticoa lecture on
the history of the violin. Ovide Mnsin's art
is too w*U known fn Atlanta to need ex
tended comment st this time. Hla recitals
are always delightful affairs and a splendid
andfenre will certainly greet him next Thurs
day night.
At the Lyric.
Box office sales' point to one of the best
weeks in the history of th* Lyrie. There
t more than one hundred people ia
the theater at Ike Tuesday matinee than on
WEEK OF DECEMBER 7.
KATIE BARRY! CARROLL JOHN
SON; HERBERT BRENON AND
HELEN DOWNING & CO. AND
8EARL, ALL'EN & CO. and 3 other
big Acta. Matineo Every Day.
Friday Evening, December 11, at Cen
tral Congregational Church.
SIEMENS-PAGE
COMPANY
IN GRAND CONCERT.
Fraulein Frieda Slemem, Planlete.
Mm. Florence Pace-KenL Soprano.
Tickets at Cable Plano Company ana
Lester's Book Store.
TABERNACLE LYCEUM.
Thurgday Evening, December 19,
• The Tabernacle Lyceum Presents
THE DAYS
“CHARACTERISTS.”
Admission, 50 cent* at the door.
Regular Thursday Afternoon Concert
3:30 O’clock Tomorrow Afternoon
CABLE HALL
CABLE PIANO COMPANY
North Broad and Peachtree
Admusion Free—You Are Cordially Invited.