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SPORTS
PERCY H. WHITING
GOOD BOUTS
ARE FOUGHT
Three Knock-Outs and Two
Draws Before Foy’s
Club.
Three clean, conclusive knock-outs
nnd two delirious draws resulted In the
fights before Jack. Foy's Armory Hall
Club Friday night.
The "knockera-out" were Kid Ruff,
Johnny Wood and Charles Vlttur. The
men knocked out were Kid Ladd, Joe
Webb and Kid Fagan.
The Ladd-Ruff fight was the first of
the preliminaries and Ladd lasted two
rounds before the violent Mr. Huff.
This chap Is coming along fast,
Johnny Wood then proceeded to make
a chopping block of the large and ro
tund Joseph Webb. The latter man S~Bh t‘he° "covJTup
went on In place of “Irish Logan. ... -
Logan was elated to appear, but his
terms proved too high to Justify the
management In putting him on In a
preliminary and Webb took a beating In
Ills stead.
Charley Vlttur and Kid Fagan went
on In the seml-wind-up nnd gave a
whirlwind exhibition. Vlttur employed
his usual, tactics, feeling his man'out
nnd finally whirling In and doing some
di fully two-handed work that sent hie
JOHN DAVIS
IS ELECTED
ALL-EMORY FOOTBALL TEAM
BRESNAHAN LANDED TO
Chosen Captain of the Tech
Football Team For
Next Season. "
John Davis Is captain of the Tech
football team for 1909. ,
This honor was bestowed this morn
ing by the members of the team who
assembled for the taking of the "official
photograph."
Davis Is a wonderfully good football i
player and ehould make a good leader
of the team.
opponent to the mat for the count.
These lights lasted so short a time
that the management presented Kid
Goodwin nnd a bony "unknown" for
four rounds. This proved a nifty per
formance. The "unknown" was all
vlth the "cover up and get
away," and he nearly wore out Good
win before the finish.
The wind-up was a six-round bout
between Joe Trent and John Willis.
These men are about as clever light
weights as there are In the South and
they sparred a brilliant exhibition.
There was not any great advantage, tho
probably Trent had a thin shade the
better of )t.
The stag was well attended nnd the
fight fans were treated to a clean, clever
exhibition.
MANAGE CARDINAL TEAM
ST. LOUI8, Dee. 12.—H. \V. Lanl-
gan, sporting editor of The St. Louis
Times, has received this message from
M. S. Robinson, owner of the St. Louis
National League Club, dated New
York:
"Have made trade for Bresnahan to
manage Cardinals. Karger and either
Fromms or Lush to go to Cincinnati,
Murray, Raymond and Schlel go to
New York.”
AUTOMOBILE DOINGS
December, with Its busy days and often gloomy weather, has come, but
throughout the Atlanta, territory there Is no let up of Interest In tho automo
bile game nnd no diminution In the volume of trade. It Is marvelous how
many cars are being sold—even by the agents and branches which can
offer no hope of Immediate delivery.
Interest In the Bavannali auto race has about died away, tho the At
lanta moving picture show which exhibited the flints this week did.a land-
office business, "standing 'em up" and turning away some of the many who
would have liked to see the pictures.
National Interest now centers In tho big automobile shows which are
about due. These are always events of the very greatest Interest and are
likely to be especially noteworthy from the viewpoint of the average buyer
this year because of the many low-priced cars which will be shown for the
first time.
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NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
By PERCY H. WHITING.
Doubtless Bobby Walthour Is getting old, and certainly he Is not the
man he was in other days.
But for all that he Is riding a great six-day race and putting up as
game an exhibition as ever was seen In a race at the Garden. Day after
day Bobby has furnished his share of the grinding and has done most of
the spurting as well. * ‘ '
Thru some misfortunes early In the raoe Walthour and his partner
lost a lap and then another one. By marvelous spurting Bobby made, up
one of the lost laps, but the other one seems gone forever. He baa fought
for It for days without success.
No-matter In what position Walthour flnlshes he has pub to his credit
a brave fight, and that*ls worth something In these days of quitters and
quitting.
If the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association does npt go t to
the bottom of that L. S. U. scandal, It Is overlooking a ohance to do a
lot of good work.
Tulane and L. S. U. between them have managed to cloud the atmos
phere until the average reader Is daxed. If* flnds It Impossible to tell
what he believes on the subject. Let him talk to a Tulane man for a
while and—whether as a result of hypnotism or tho presentation of facts
or fiction—he will believe that there Isn't an honest man on the L. S. U.
team. *• ... ,
Then let him get In the clutches of an L. 8. U. rooter and he will
wind up tho talk with an honest belief that evey t. 8. U. player Is as
athletically clean as the thrice driven snow—however clean that Is we
don’t know.
From loft to right, bottom row, B. B. Crane, guard; R. B. Page, quarter; C. C. Hinton, quarter; E. D.
Kenyon, aub,
8eoond row, Q. Felkor, end; E. V. Heath, center; Fred Lambert, taoklo.
Third row, G. B. Copeland, guard; J. W, Roberta, end: B. Brown, >ub; T. A. Wilcox, tackle,
_ Top row, T. E. Reeve, eub; A. B. Wade, halfback; C, L. Middlebrooks, fullback; G. D. Butler, Jr,
haufback.
Local automobile ealesmen keep buay all the time these days. Frank
Stelnhauer has just completed the sale of two care. Max Kuts has pur.
chased from him a Packard limousine, and M. n. Wilkinson has bought
a Pone-Hartford.
a Pope-Hartford.
The Maxwell-Brlscoe Southern Co. has Juet sold a car to the Oglesby
Grocery Co. for the use of Its city salesman. Thla la one of several care
now In uee In the city by ealesmen and many more will soon be In commis
sion In the same eervlce.
OXFORD, Ga., Dee. 12.—An "All-Emory" football team has been picked from the four teams that have
been engaged In intsrclaan games all' the fall, and this team le shown above. Of course a place on this team Is
only an empty honor to tho man that makes It, aa Emory Is not allowed to engage In intercoleglate athletics at
all. Some very good material Is to be found among her players, tho, and several of the men on the All-Emory
team could make any agreg>4qn In the South.
SIX-DAY RIDERS USE DRUGS
AND KEEP UP DESPERATE PACE
Three Teams Still Tied;
Walthour a Lap to the -
Bad.
This uncertainty Is bad buelnesi.
The cause of athletic decency bat been hurt In the South this year
by the uncertainty In regard to the L. 8. V. case, and the 8. I. A. A. will
not do Its full duty unless It cleans up the whole mess and lets the pub
lic know whether or not the L. 8. U. athletes are as eligible as they wero
efficient.
OFFERED UMPS $10,000
TO'THROW’ONEGAME
Klem and Johnstone Reveal Details of Raw
Attempt at Bribery—Guilty Men May
Be Punished.
NEW YORK, See. It.—The atarlling seeuae-
liana mad. by Umpiria Klcip nnd Johnitona,
of the National I.aaaur, that thty wara of
fered thou.and. of dollar.'aa bribe, to
•■throw” tha played off game between* the
New York Giant* and Chlean Oak* lor IfWi
pennant nt tha Polo rroonde mi October g,
Ia|t, re.nlted in the eeleetk* of a committee
at the meeting of Ike orxantiatlon to toy tho
metier before Dlttriet Attorney Jerame today.
The umpire, were offered 910.000 If the
(iiatitu won. The- woald-be briber la a
prominent hualncea nun of Sew York, who
Liao r. I r, ..cud many other big men of this
The
ommlttoo alerted
:er th*» roectln
>od that (hay
led in Ineeetlfallng the
if adjourned nnd It ia
1IT« such evidenca at
that Ur. Jerome will be preientei
rith the f<
Tnia la
tear known anu
have submitted the name of the man who of
fared them the 910,000 has aroused intense
interest all over the country.
Ievstue I
to the v
pirea, but those who ere “the men behind
k!X*w Johnstone sahaitted a aimed
ataemeat to President Harry Pulliam, of the
was over, hut he did not cere to mike .. ___
lie until all the elnh owners met. thla being
quiet so *
reason tha cate was hept <
S. /. A. A. MOGULS BUSY,
BUT VERY, VERY SILENT
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 12—Tho
executive committee of the Southern
ntercollegiale Athletic A
i long meeting here
node no ann
■oclatton held
yesterday, but
nents after It tvae
The league directors are considering,
among other things, the charges against
the Louisiana State University football
player*.
At the regular meeting today officer*
will be elected and action taken on the
one*year rule.
A BICYCLE FOR XMAS
A Most Acceptable and Practical Gift
Lowest Prices—Cash or Easy Payments
ELYEA-AUSTELL CO. 35 NPR M
NEW YORK, Dee. 12.—Exhausted
by dmperata efforts to hang up a new
world's record . In the six-day bicycle
race, tha rider* were forced to tlje use
of drugs today to enable them to con
tinue the grind until the finish tonight.
Strychnine, dygitall*, champagne and
black coffee were freely administered.
The weary riders responded to the
stimulant* Ilka magic.
Furious pedalling sent them around
the saucer track In mad dashes and
clipped miles from previous record,.
So desperate was the sprinting that
when the teams had gained nine mile,
on the record practically every rider In
the race was on the verge of a col
lapse.
Agony Showed In their faces as they
dashed wildly around the dlxsy course.
Despite the weakened condition of
the riders experts predict that the fin
ish tonight will see « new world's
record.
Three teams, Rutt and Btol, McFar
land and Moran and Hill and Demurs,
are still tied for first place and It now
seems probable that the race will h«
decided by a one-mile sprint at 10
o'clock tonight.
At that time all but the leaders will
be ordered from the track. A pistol
shot and ths most, exciting moment of
the long grind will be at hand. Unless
an unexpected change In the position of
the present leaders occurs between now
and then. Walter Rutt, the sturdy Ger
man. who was first across the tape last
year, Floyd McFarland, the lanky lad
from the coast, and Walter Demara,
also from the coast, will carry the
hopes of their team mates to victory,
or defeat.
Rutt ts still the favorite, but McFar
land has a large following, nnd there Is
liberal betting on his chance of winning
what has proved to.be the greatest six-
day race In the history of the sport. A
sensational spill In which four of the
riders went down In a tangle on the
Madlson-ave. turn was the feature of
the early morning hours. It was the
climax to an exciting series of sprints
which left the riders scarcely able to
continue, their long grind.
Vanonl,. the plucky Italian, Who Is
coupled with Anderson, the' Dane,
crashed Into Frank Calvin while round
ing the turn. Both were thrown head
long over their handle bars and In fall
ing carried.down with them Eddie Root
nnd Demara. Galvin, unconscious, was
carried to his quarters, where he was
attended by Dr. Creamer, the race phy
sician. Fortunately no bones were bro
ken and It was announced that, he
would be able to continue the race.
Four hours later he appeared on the
track to relieve his leg-weary partner,
Wiley, and was loudly cheered. Mrs.
Calvin was In a box at the tlmo of the
accident and she fainted, but was
quickly revived. All the others escaped
serious Injury and were soon strug
gling around the track again.
The fight of the leaders to gain a
lap which at thla stage of the race
would mean victory, han been prac
tically lost sight of by the "fans." All
Interest Is centered In the attempt to
establish a new record and the posting
of the hourly scores, each showing a
gain over the old record, aroused great
enthusiasm. •
Aided by Stimulants They
Stay Ahead of Old
Record.
An attempt early In the day by "Bob
by" Walthour and Eddie Root to gain
the lap which separatee.them from the
leaders, was the forerunner of a series
of record-breaking sprints which kept
the crowd In a frenzy of excitement.
Peter Drobach and Jimmy Moran
collided late this morning on the
Twenty-slxth-st. stretch nnd both fell
heavily to the track. They were badly
shaken up. but both escaped serious
Injury. A had tire on Drobach’s wheal
was responsible for the collision. He
swerved Into Moran and both went
down In a heap.
Bobby Walthour and Eddie Root,
with a remarkable exhibition of toam
work, started In on a succession of
whirlwind sprints today in a desperate
attempt to make up the lap they are
still behind the three leaders. Ths two
Automobiles are rapidly coming Into use for regular traveling salesmen
as well. G. W. Cain,.who travels out of Atlanta for Kelly Brothers, whole
sale grocers, has for some time used a Maxwell car In all of his trips. He
covers a large territory In Georgia In his little car and never falls to turn
up on time. He goes clear to the North Carolina line, striking some bad
roads there, but never has any serloua trouble.
The Maxwell-Brlscoe Co. yesterday sold to W. T. Pratt a car which
will bo used all over Georgia by commercial travelers in the employ of Mr.
Pratt.
D. J. Llgon, of the Maxwell Company, leaves early next week for an
extended buetness trip thru Mississippi.
By winning the race for cars costing 12.000 and under, at the San Fran
cisco race meet last Saturday, the new model "O” White Steamer placed a
victory to Us credit In the very first speed competition In which It was en
tered.
The winning car was the first of the new model to be received on tho
coast, and all eyes were upon It when tt came upon the track. When tt
crossed the line an easy winner the spectators gave It a tremendous ova
tion.
In addition to the victory of the 12,000 model, White cars took first and
second places In the race for stock cars costing 14,000 and under, while
another White circled the mile track In 54 seconds, beating the former rec
ord for the track, held jointly by Barney Oldfield and Walter Christie.
The White Company has sold to General J. Franklin Bell, chief of
staff of the United States war department, a 20-horsepower limousine. Gen
era! Bell tpay certainly be classed as a discriminating buyer, as he has
at his disposal tho official records covering cost of up-keep and other fea
tures of operation of the several White cars owned by the war deportment,
some of which have been In official service since 19051
riders kept up their sprinting as long as
they could hold out, but _t[
he leaders
were still game, in spits of the fearful
condition of' exhaustion they have
reached, and with clenched teeth they
Y and A Teams Win
At Y.Nl.C.A. Gym
irln« warmer each
The game was well played throughout.
I'hllllim nml Arary both played star games
for the V*. while Daniels and Hauer did
|good work for the C’a.
In the second game Mitchell led hi* A'a
on to victory by the acore of 40 to is, thua
making the M r a and A*a tied for second
making ___
place. Mickey waa the atnr for tile M'
while the pn»» work of the A team waa no
ticeable. The standing of the teams after
last night's games la aa follows:
Team.
o..
Played. Won. Lost. P. C.
* • .188
1
Nest Frlda^ nlfbt H>* P|*n will be A
v*. O'* anil V's v«. M'e. The public I* In
vited, especially the ladies
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-I- SEYBOLD AND COLLINS
GO "BACK TO THE MINORS”
4
-I- PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 12—
4 "Socks" Seybold and Jimmy Col-
line have been given their uncon-
4- dltlonal release by Connie Mack.
4 Collins has been offered the man-
4- agement of the Toledo American
4 Association club, but, after a long
4* talk with Secretary Wilde, Jimmy
4* did not come to any agreement on
4- the subject.
4-
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Ty Cobb Referees
New Orleans Bout
THE GRIND
Lap after lap after lap after lap,
- Around and around and around.
The racers wheel in a giddy reel
To the wavering oval bound;
Always the hum of the circling crowd.
Always the smoky base.
While the endless track aweepa ever
back
And raaplng orchestra plays:
NEW YORK, Dec. 12—Young Cor
bett will attempt to regain hla lost lau
rels when he tackles Kid Brock down
J In New Orleans tonight. The men have
f j agreed to box ten rounds to a decision,
and "Ty” Cobb, the champion fielder
of the Detroit club, will be the third
man In the ring.
Corbett, with hie manager, Al Lips,
and Dave Barry, who went South to get
on with Jim Oardner, reached New Or
leans last Tuesday. The ex-champlon
shoveled coal on the steamer on the
way from New York to take off some
of the fat, and the little fellow I* con
fident of winning over Brock.
drove their machines like mad.
It was the purpose of Walthour and
Root to wear out the leaders altogether
as much ts it was to gtin the tap at
the first onset of their sprints.
Walthour declared that he and hie
race and that they would gain their
lap in spite of the efforts of the leaders
to prevent them.
Atlanta Teams To
Play at Mountain
“Pace me aepund again. Bobby—
Around, around, around;
The Jlghta are all gleamy. my .eyes ore
so dreamy
I can't see as far as the ground.
!'m so beastly tired t don't care a rap
For anything more than to just take a
nap.
But pace me around again, Bobby—
Around, around, around.'
GHnd* and grind and grind and grind—
Always the same old tale;
Sprint follows drag and again they lag.
Strung out on the swerving trait.
Waking or sleeping, they pedal along
Under the wearing strain.
While the cycles ring and ceaselessly
■Ing
Their parte In the grim refrain:
Pace me around again. Bobby—
Around, around, around;
My pedals an squeaking my knee-
joints are creaking.
BETTING NO FELONY IN KY.
FRANKFORT, Ky„ Dee. 12.—The eu-
rn«i>Drwni, n/., wtc. ic.— *nw
preme court of Kentucky, In an opinion
by Justice Leasing, holds that betting
or wagering on a horse raca Is not
punishable under the felony laws of the
state.
MAHMOUT DOWNS BEELL.
CHICAGO.' Dec. 12—Yuaslff Mah-
mout, the “Terrible Turk,” demon
strated that he was "terrible” In ac
tion aa well as name by defeating Fred
Reell In straight falls last night- at' the
International wrestling show.
I’m wishing this grind was all
ground;
I'm wishing—but wishing Is usually
vain— _ j -
I feel just like howling out. ‘Never
again!'
But pace me around again, Bobby—
Around, around, around.”
—O. B. K.
Stone Mountain le threatened with
an Invasion by two basket ball teams
from Atlanta. The Cspltol-ave. teem
plays there Saturday and on Tuesday
the Marlst College team will meet the
University School aggregation.
Just how the Capitol* will fare I*
uncertain, but the Marlst team Is the
farthest advanced of any Atlanta team,
barring only the A/ A. C„ and wilt
surely give Sandy Beaver's boys an
awful battle. Coach Bean haa had the
Mariet boy* working steadily for
month or so, and they know a lot of
basket ball.
The Capltol-avc. team has been prae.
tiring hard for the game, and hah been
greatly assisted by the coaching of Ar-
rendale. formerly of the University of
Georgia. The line-up will be os fol
lows:
Brown, center: Slate and Fuller,
guards; Johnston and Monsalvatgt.
forwards.
Wolgasf a Cinch
For Abraham Attell
LOS ANGELES, Dsc. 12—Abe Attell
le still the Abe Attell of old. The little
Hebrew Is still a peerless artist whtn
It conies to putting an opponent on Ice
for future reference.
Attell took a ten-round decision over
Ad Wolgaat at North Junction last
night, but the featherweight champion
lost prestige by the bouL ' ,
Attell seemed under a strong pull
from the third round and allowed \wi
sest to make a good showing" when,
had ha so willed, Attell could nave cut
the Milwaukee youngster to ribbons.
C. S. Henshaw, of Boston, and one of the oldest dealers In the automo
bile Industry In New England, believes that thl* Is one of the best times of
tho year for touring. His argument for winter touring Is that It show* the
usefulness of the automobile In all seasons of the year; that one receives
better attention at hotols and garages, as traveling le not so heavy and
patronage at that time of the year Is much better appreciated, and that,
providing one Is suitably clothed, the bracing wlnterlsh air Is something
to be desired.
Following along the line of Its new policy, the Old Motor Works, of
Lansing, Mich., has reorganized Its business for the Southern territory by
establishing a factory branch In Louisville, to be known as "Old* Motor
Works, Kentucky Branch." It will have control of the states of Kentucky,
Tennessee, Alabama and Arkansas. W. F. Glsnn. representative for thl
territory, will have entire charge of the business In these four states.
On Thursday evening. November 19, at the Motor Club, London, Eng
land. occurred the annual banquet given by Perry, Thornton ft Schrelber to
the Ford dealers of Great Britain. Perry, Thornton ft Schrelber are the
Ford representatives for Great Britain, and tho banquet followed the Olym
pia Show, at which the Ford Motor Company had a large exhibit.
B. M. Thornton acted aa toastmaster and conducted the entire proceed
ings In an able manner. During the evening a telegram from Henry Ford
waa received, reading: "Best wishes for a good dinner and a prosperous sea
son In Great Britain.” H. B. White, European • branch manager, .whose
headquarters are at Parle, responded to the toast proposed to the "Ford
Motor Company,” and recited a story of the growth of the company and-
the rapid Increase In the European business.
The Atlantic Motor Company, agents for the Overland and Reo cars.
* MU ntHNiMv W»4VI URCiivo 1UI Wiu wtciiunu nun mis,
have received their first lot of 1909 models and have opened for business at
41 Ivy-at. H. L. Hopkins Is president of the company and will have charge
of the wholesale sales. David Schane will have charge of the city sales.
Mr. Hopkins' company has tbs agency for the Overland In three states and
for the Reo In a large portion of Georgia.
The moving pictures of the Savannah Grand Prlxe auto race were on
exhibition at tho Elite Theater Friday and were shown to one of the very
largest crowds that ever saw a moving picture film In Atlantn. From the
time the doors opened until they closed the views were shown to "standing
room only." .
The pictures gave a very good Idea of the race, end were decidedly In-
tereatlng, especially to the thouaands of Atlantans who saw the race.
A. A. C. Basket Ball Teams
Play Two Practice Games
Two good practice games will be
played at the Atlanta Athletic Club
gymnasium tonight, the first one be
ginning at 9:15. One part of the At
lanta Athletic Club squad will meet the
Marlst Colleg* team, while the other
will play the Independents, a first-class
local aggregation.
Both these games should be light
ning feat. The Atlanta Athletic Club
has the best basket ball squad In Its
long and brilliant career, and can put
two teami In the field that will do some
Interesting playing.
The Marlst team will certainly give
the Athletlca a rum While not the
equala of their rivals In weight, age or
experience, they are likely to be better
at team play and can be counted on
for a speeily showing.
The games tonight will be open to
the members and their friends of the
feminine persuasion.
Athletic Club schedule will be played
December 19 with the Birmingham
Athletic Club.
KID DUFFY CHALLENGES
JACK FOY FOR A FIGHT
Editor Sporting Page, Atlanta Georgian.
Desr Sir: Would like to match KM Huffy
with Jack For, who etatmi welterweight
ensmptao*Dip or enj. weigh la.
Ut, 10 rounds. Will >„> ready In <
ARTHURS. BOY.'
BURNS MAY MEET KETCHEL.
LOS ANGELE8. Dee. 12.—The Jef
frie* Athletic Club 1* negotiating for a
forty-five round fight between Tommy
Burn* (If Burns defeats Johnson) and
Stanley Ketchol. to be fought here Feb
ruary 22.
BURST TO KEITREE MARATHON.
NEW YORK. Dee. 12.—Tim Hunt haa
ra chosen refree of Ik# prole,,Ions) Mara
thon nee ea Tsesdsy Bight between Dcrtndo
sad Longboat.
n .-ole.
NTON,
Manager KM Duffy.
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LEAGUE MEETS TUESDAY, 4
4
Deo. 12— 4
* NASHVILLE, Tenn,.
4 The annual meeting of the South- 4
4- era League will be held In Noah- 4
♦ villa on Tuesday. 4
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CY YOUNG’S STOUT HEART .WAS BROKEN
WHEN LOU CRIGER WAS SOLD TO BROWNS {
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dee. 12.—Old Cy Young la downcast over the
sale of Lou I'rtger to the St. Ixiuls Brawns. Never since the .veteran
twirled the first ball haa he taken the reverse more to heart. He aald:
"In Crlger Bt. Louis will get the greatest catcher that ever wo're a
musk. I have pitched to him so long that he seems to be a part of me,
and no me will feel his departure more then will t. So confident in him
am I that I never shake my head. Hereafter I will have to pay more
attention to the batters. Heretofore I have left that to Lou. Hu is a
great student of the game. He knows every batter and just about what
he la going to-do, and how he la going to do.”