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I THE ATLANTA GEpRGIAN A.ND NEWS. MONDAY, DECEMBER 1.4, 1908. >•—f >—W—fHWIM—W WtHHtlHtt—I 1 SPORTS ^Edited By’ PERCY'H. WHITING i HOW THEY WATCHED THE BIG RACE •NMItlMl' j NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS By PERCY H. WHITING. The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association did not do anything very terribly drastic or unexpected at its meeting In Knoxville Saturday. The attempt to oust Dr. W. L. Dudley from the presidency blew up. Just as one doien other yearly attempts have done, and the doctor Is In the old job as usual. Here Is a brief summary of the actions taken by the meeting: Refused to change the present "one-year rule" which provides that a man must be In college 5 months or else offer 14 Carnegie units at en trance before he can play on any team. Ruled that players are not rendered eligible on S. I. A. A. teams un der the “summer baseball rule" provided they played on their town or county team and provided they played without compensation. Ordered that 8. I. A. A. teams In playing teams outside the associa tion. require their opponents to play under rules covering the chief points of the 8. I. A. A. as to eligibility. Appointed a committee, composed of B. L. Wlggln. of Sewanee, R. M. Walker, of Mississippi, and Professor Bamell, of Alabama, to investi gate the charges of professionalism against members of the L. 8. U. foot ball team. Allowed Dablonega to withdraw from the association, but refused to allow the University of Nashville the same privilege, because of non payment of dues. Suspended for one year John Myers, of Sewanee, for playing pro fessional ball before entering college. Reinstated Coach Whitney, of Georgia, who was placed In bad stand ing a year ago for permitting "ringers" to be used on his team. Re-elected old officers as follows, In addition to Dr. Dudley: Vice presidents for North and South Carolina. W. M. Rtggs, of Clem- son; Tennessee and Kentucky, Dr. Wiggins, of Sewanee; Loulalana and Mississippi, Colonel Boyd, of Louisiana 8tate University: Georgia, Alaba ma and Florida. C. J. Snelllng. of Georgia; secretary-treasurer, E. T. Holmes, of Mercer. These officers comprise the executive council. Selected the University of Mississippi at Oxford as the next place of meeting. . All of this seems reasonably satisfactory. As long as athletic conditions in the 8. I. A. A. colleges are reason ably clean there Is no especial need for the full one-year rule, which re quires that a man must attend college for one year before he be allowed to play on any team. If the conditions get bad again the rule Is pretty sure to go Into effect. If they never do It will not be necessary. The appointment of the committee to look into the L. 8. U. tangle was a wise step and suits everybody. It Is now yp to the committee to do a good Job of Investigation, getting all the evidence on both sides of the question. The public wants to know "where It Is at" on that L. S. U. proposition, and will never feel sure until a very complete Investigation has been made. , M’FARLAND AND MORAN WIN FASTEST OF SIX-DAY RACES NEW YORK. Dsc. 14.—The fastest and best of all the six-day races run In Madison Square Garden came to an end last Saturday nlglit when big Floyd McFarland won the final mile dash that settled the triangular tie and gave him and his team-mate, Moran, first money and the highest of bicycle honors. The finis)) of the grinding In the six-day race found McFarland and Mo. ran, Rutt and Stol and Hill and Demara tied, with 3.737 miles and one lap to their credit. This Is 3 miles and 7 laps ahead of the record set by Miller and Waller In 1140. Under the rules, all other teams ex cept the three leaders were ordered from the track and McFarland, Rutt and Demara got away for the ftnnl splnt. They finished In the order named, but they were separated only by Inches when they went over the finish line. Watthour and Hoot wth-o among the heroes of the contest, despite the fact that they finished fourth, Just one lap behind the leaders. The Atlantn man had furnished most of the excitement of the week by his game attempts to get back a tost tap. Mile,. Lapa. MncFarland and Moran. .. 2.737 1 Rutt nnd Stol .. 2,737 1 Hill and Demara .. 2.737 I Wnlthnitr nnd Root .. .. .. 2.737 0 Collin, and Mitten .. .. .. 2,738 n Galvin nnd Wiley .. 2,735 s Ander»on nnd Vannnl .. .. -3,738 4 Palmer and Drobach .. 4 Former record . .. .. .. 2,733 4 This Is the way the money was split: First, 11,500; second, $1,000; third, 1700; fourth. $500; fifth, $300; sixth. $260, nnd seventh, $300. Bresnahan Wanted To Be Mogul, So He Went Out and Got Job By SAM CRANE. NEW YORK. Dae. 14—Roger Bres- nahan Is surely a hustler when It comes down to ths managerial end of the game. Roger Just simply made himself manager. He threw himself at the head of Rtanly Robison and had made the mast Important deal of the year at the meeting, while other people were guess ing at It. McGraw was run off his feet, too, and •'lark Griffith was Just swamped by Roger's energetic methods. Well, that Is what makes some good managers. Bresnahan knew what he wanted, concentrated Ills mind on what he wanted, and on entering on hts man agerial career made a sensation throughout balldom. The Giants were treated quite welt In the deal, thank you. MrGraw has been working his plans to secure Mur ray for two years nnd Bresnahan finally landed him. Last summer In 8t. Louis It was Murray who broke up every game the Giants Inst, with either his great batting, some brilliant piece of fielding or handy base-running. There are few better all-round outfielders than Murray. Jack Foy Accepts Kid Duffy's Defi The dally crop of pugilistic chal lenges and acceptances continues good. Jack Foy has accepted Kid Duffy's challenge. He writes: "I accept Kid Duffy's challenge and will bo-ready In one week. It club can be accused for bout. I do claim and will .defend title to the welterweight championship. Will pout forfeit os soon as a club Is secured. "JACK FOY." The challenges today Include note from Felix Kohler, of Savannah, on be half of Charles Goldman, who claims the 114-pound championship and who wants to fight sny one at that weight IS to 35 rounds before any club In the city. Jimmy Cargo, of Valdosta, Go.. also challenges any man In Georgia at 133 to 140 pounds: Kid Dasher, of Savan nah, preferred. NOTICE, JACK FOY. There are letters for you at The Georgian offlee. Great Basket Ball On A. A. C. Floor The sensation! at the basket ball games at the Atlanta Athletic Club gymnasium Saturday night were far. nlshed by the A. A. C, regulars and the Marlst College basket ball team. These teame played marvelously good ball and will be heard from loud and long In their respective classes this season. Ths Marlst team lost In the first gams of the evening to the A. A. C. second team, captained by Dick Jem- Ison, score 14 to 18. The "seconds" played star bail, but the younger Marlst boys made them go to their utmost to win by a one-point margin. The Marlst team displayed wonder fully good team work and will cer tainly make It highly entertaining for any aggregation It tackles this season. The A. A. C. regulars absolutely snowed under the Independents, score 74 to 14. The Athletics "had every thing" In the basket ball line and won In a common canter. BIKE RACERS NOW SPEND THEIR HARD-WON COIN NEW YORK, Dec. 14.—Despite tlio fact that every six-day bicycle rider, after It was all over, says he gained weight and the grind did not do him bodily harm, more than one rider In the race just finished Is Ip bad shape and one of them, Johan Stol. who, with his partner, Walter Rutt, won second money, msy never again be able to ride. As soon as Stol quit riding Saturday night hla legs began to trouble him and he was hardly able to walk to the Bor. tholdl Hotel, where all the riders are resting from the terrible grind. All the riders called on the little Hol lander and every one of them returned from the sick room declaring that Stol Is the gamest man they ever met. Local restaurant proprietors are due for a busy week. As soon as the riders got their money they made a dash for the big eats and most of them will get outside their rolls before the week li over. A prominent sporting man who won 3500 on McFarland and Moran, took all the riders to one of Broadway's awell- est cafes last night and they packed In all the grape they had In the place and the manager was sending scouts all around-.the city trying to' dig more chlcketh Devonovitch, the Russian rider. Is the champion eater, of the bunch nod Fred HIM sold that he saw him eat t\v.> whole chickens and drink at least three quarts of wine. . McFarland and Moran have decided to become full-fledged actors and will probably make their footlight debut this week. They have contracted for a home trainer, with all the latest devices nnd will be open to meet any or all riders In their tour of the hlg cities. WILLIAM SMITH HOME AGAIN FROM BIG LEAGUE SESSIONS William A. Smith, manager of the Atlanta team. Is back from the big league meetings In New York, wearing a broad smile, a large diamond and a swell suit of clothes. . Bill reports a large and pleasing time In the burg located "furnlnat” Hoboken and Brooklyn, but seems cheered to get back to the "gay life” and the Candler building offices of the Atlanta Baseball Association. in early morning hours. 8poetators are awaiting a spurt. carst News Service photographa'r, in grest of the race MIKE FINN ASKS WAIVERS ON THIRTEEN TRAVELERS Mike Finn In threatening the Little Rock team with a wholesale house- cleaning and haa asked for waivers on a whole drove of players. Tho list follows: Eyler, Wood, Gil bert. Griffin. Keith. Northern. Page, M. R. Sturk, Burg. Helm. Wlckendorfer, Winchel! and Everheart. Page haa been sold to Lynn, subject to waiver#. SMITH SELLS CLAYTON TO ALTOONA, TRI-STATE TEAM HEISMAN GOES TO_MEETING Club President Will Attend Annual Session of South ern League. William F. Clayton,, generally known ns "Zona" for short, has been sold to Altoona. Bill was a pretty nifty man with the A BICYCLE FOR XMAS A Most Acceptable and Practical Gift Lowest Prices—Cash or Easy Payments ELYEA-AUSTELL CO. 35 n. pryor REFEREE GETS INTO TROUBLE Man Who Succeeds Cobb On Job Has To Make a Quick Get-Away. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 14—Young Corbett, of. Denver, only got n ten- tound draw with Phil Brock, of Cleve land. here Saturday night, because of the rank decision of the referee, who had to make a hurried exit from the Southern Athletic Club to. escape vio lence. In the eighth round Brock was nil hut out, but Corbett's blows did not have the steam to make any one of them a knockout. Neither man waa knocked down and there- was little blood shed. Corbett showed science and better generalahlp than the younger fighter. Brock fought a boring-ln game, landing body blows, but the Denver man was In little danger. Ty Cobb, the baseball player, waa booked as referre, but gave up the Job after the preliminary between two local boys, which waa stopped by the police. Here Is Schedule Of Tennessee Team KNOXVILLE. T#nn„ Dee. 14.—The University of Tennessee baseball schedule has been completed and la up to tbe usual standard. The games ar ranged art; April 1, 2 and 3—Tusculum College, at Knoxville. April 9 and 10—Rmory and Henry, at Knoxville. April 13 and IS—University of Mich igan, at Knoxville. April 15, 14 and 17—Maryville Col lege, at Knoxville (probable). April 33 and 34—Sewanee, at Knox ville t three games). April 30 and May 1—Vanderbilt, at Knoxville (three games). May •> 7 and 3—University of Geor gia. at Athens. May 10. 11 and 13—Mercer, at Macon. Ga. May 14 and 15—University of Chat tanooga. May 30, 31 and 33—Open. The Tennessee captain this year Is Will Baker, the hard-hitting outfield er. The coach haa not yet been select ed and will not be until after the new athletic council Is organised after Christmas. Thera are several appli cants for tha Job, but It will doubtlesa go to Frank Moffett again, as lie has done so well with the team during tha last two seasons. w-lllow, but his fielding was not Up lo par, nor was his disposition. 8o Smith decided to let him go. He wlU make the Altoona team a good man, especial ly at the bat. IH-H-l-M-l-H-4-H-t-l ♦ •!• MACK'8 ATHLETICS TO * -I- PLAY HERE IN MARCH * •:* * PHILADELPHIA, Deo. 14—The + 4* management of ths Athletics have 4- announced exhibition games st 4* 4- Atlanta March 39, 30 and 31, 4* 4- next. + 4- 4* l , n t n|n , n , ii , aVn , a , u t l . , iiVn , ii t a t n t a , i.|.i t ie|l«|w*>ijw|t Emory Class Teams Play Basket $a// OXFORD, Ga„ Dec. 14—The basket hall games played here Saturday night were the most Interesting of the season thus far. The seniors won the first game 11 to 9, and the freshmen wore victorious In Hie second. 13 to 11. In neither game did the winners show dearly until iho last few minutes of play. Ths line-ups were: Henlors—Wilson, right forward; Riv era, left forward; Roberts, center; Brinkley and Bryan, right guard; Reeve, left guard. , Juniors—Davts, right forward: Wight, left forward; Peeples, renter; Kenyon, right guard; Stiles, left guard. Summary: Field goals, Wilson 3, Reeve, Roberts, Wight 3; goals from fouls, Wilson 3. Wight 3: fouls. Wilson 3. Bryan 3. Rivers. Wight, Davla 3. Stiles 2, Kenyon., Referee, Professor Farmer; umpire. Thomas Jaekaon. Halves, 15 minutes. The second game was not so pretty an exhibition as the first on account of tha numerous fouls. The line-ups were: Sophomores—Trimble, right forward; Thomas, left forward; Walker, center; Saunders, right guard; Bussey, left guard. Freshmen—Miller, right forward: Melton, left forward; Mtddlebrooks, center: Johnson and Parhslm, right guard; Morgan, left guard. Summary: Field goals, Melton 3, Mil ler 3. Trimble 3, Thomas, Walker: goals from foul, Melton 4, Trimble. Saunders 3. Fouls. Trimble. Walker 3. Saunders. Melton 4. Johnson 2, Par- helm 3. Morgan. Referee, Professor Farmer. Umpire, S. V. Stiles. Halves, 16:15. John W. Ilrfsman. president of the -Atlanta Baseball Association, will be the sole representative of the local club at the annual meeting of the Southern League, which will be held In Nashville Tuesday. Bill Smith will not go up for the event. JUNIORS AND SOPHOMORES. PLAY FOOTBALL AT TECH The class football championship of the Georgia School of Technology lies between the Juniors and Sophomores, and they will play next Saturday aft ernoon for the title. In last Saturday afternoon's games at the fiats ths Juniors defeated ths Freshmen. 18 to 0; and ths Seniors forfeited a game to the Sophomores. Two mors cars are to be added to the ‘bus line between Los Angeles and Palo Verde. Cal. Bill reports that the Kenna he pur chased Is not Ed B„ formerly of Lnulr. villa and Denver, but John, formerlv of the Charleston (W. Vs.) team. Till man worked last fall In a game against the Cincinnati "barn-stormers." Later on. when this team Invaded Springfiel.l. Ohio, the Reds tipped off Smith to Kenna and Bill forthwith signed him. He Is a young lawyer and quite some of a pitcher. Jim Collins May Manage Toledo TOLEDO, Dee. 14—Jlmpty Collins, third baseman for Philadelphia, will probably manage the Toledo club next season. Gebrgs Wild, who has been representing President Armour In ths East. Is reported to have ptsde an offer to Jimmy and that it has been ac cepted. # >»e*9444499ii444444444444944*9*944449494444499444«4t4444444449444444444*1 A M USE M E N TS Husky Pugilists Wind Up Training L08 ANGELE8, Dsc. 14.—More than 4.000 parsons attended the Sunday aft ernoon wol-k-out* when Billy Papke and Hugo Kelley wound up their stren uous training for their twenty-flve- round battle Tuesday night before the Jeffries Athletic Club, v Papke has Al Ksufmann and Sam Berger as hts chief training partners and roughed It with both with great credit to himself. Jack Gleason, manager of one Frisco's fight clubs, has been directing Papke champion r sage advlc*. : backing from In his work, so the former has not been lacking for Kelley will have strong the big bettors. Jeffries, who consent ed to referee only after Jim Corbett positively declined the position, visited Papke and instructed him In ths rules and his conduct In the ring and wilt confer with Kelley tomorro*'. Papke Is a ten-to-elght favorite. Buck Theil Shot By Car Conductor ST. JOSEPH, Mo, Dee. 14—Buck Theil, for many years n member of the Omaha team In the Western League and last year with th* Memphis team In the Southern League, narrowly es caped death hers last night, suffering two had pistol wounds. Theil had a dispute with a street car Amateur Athletes Out For the Coin NEW YORK. Dsc. 14.—A rumor to the ef fect Ihst George Bonh.f, of the Irlah.Ameri can Athletic Club, would turn prnfei.inn.l, found its wsy into nthletic quarters today, It le sold that tha one-time champion Is tired of the amateur came and will rust hla lot with thu profetalonal class. It la further cold that thu rruek lone-distance man haa already been made an offer to meet Dorando, Harrs and Longboat and Ih* only thine re maining ia tha aiming of a contract. Bon- hag haa already beaten Longboat and Hayes looks easy, but how he woaTd fare with Do rando ia a question. This rumor la followrd by olbrrs, one of which ia that Crowley, who won the Yonkere Marathon on Thankaglring Day. also ia thinking of going Into the ra for gold. Rumors eren go further and that Mrlrln .Sheppard, the great middla dis tance runners, ia also on the serge. An order has been Issued by the mayor of 8t. Germain, near Paris, for bidding motorists to travel so font on muddy days as to splash pedestrians, and haa appointed officials to see that the order Is obeyed.* Members of the Chicago Motor Club are making efforts to have enforced the ordinance, which passed In Chicago thru the efforts of the cycling clubs, requiring all vehicles to carry lights at night. The proper unguent for the cupped leather washer of a tire pump piston la vaaellne. oil is too thin and It tends to work Into the rubber hose, and even Into tbe tire Itself if too much a used. Viewed from n financial point auto mobile racing rlvale grand opera and boxing. Wagner received 34,000 cash as winner of tbe Savannah grand prise; Hemery got 32,000, while Nax- zaro. as third, received 31.000. Lectures. Illustrated by stereoptlcon nd experiments with cars, which are being delivered In the public library conductor over a fare. The conductor I of Brooklyn. N. Y„ under the auspices pulled a gun nnd fired. Then fell, the I of the board of education, are proving Two I so popular that another ‘series prob- ' ably wlU be given. 4H4IH44444IMI44I4I ‘Tha Devil’* at Grand. Henry 'W. Barege will present hit muchly dierusaed and now famone New York sue- pee*, "The Deril," at the Grand Monday afternoon and night. Bo much haa been said rfgardlng this attraction that local theater- goers are manlfeating unueual interest in the engagement, and -the adranre tale promisee too remarkable audiencei. The etorjr Is one that holds the spectator from the first atmosphere of the play and It is a sardonic humor steeped In cynirism of the most aceur- ate kind. The cast contains such well known players as Campbell Gollan, Adele Block, Richard Thornton. Carroll Daly, Saldee Wll llama, Kathryn Marshall, Arda LaCroix, Phyllis Carrington, Jean Barret, Helen ""irginia Biek and Virginia Rolette. At the Lyric. "The Royal Chef," with Wiliam H. Con< lay tn the stellar role, will make its annual appearance in Atlanta at the Lyrle all this week. Carter, Karl Stall? Waiter B. Smii MeKeniie, Mary Mi “ “ “ erbert henald slstesta, Julia Curtiss, Bly Brown and LaBelle Lauretta. The entire ■tM Beer ... —, .... clays unuanal fidelity to artistl The second act. showing the interior of the "RaJah’e" palace girea the appearance of architectural solidity, distance add correct perspective, while the first act is a beautiful and rick picture of Orientalism. Ben Jerome, the composer of thirty eoog hits, is a prolific At tha Orpheum. Can you lift Ann? Well, I guess not! Inna May Abbott, the magnetic phenome non. or the ‘'Georgia Magnet." stands "un- moved" today by tbe strength of man. If ■he so wills. Trained athletes, modern boilermakers, and In ted with more than the average'strength wUl be Invited to go upon tbe Orqbenm stage at any one of the OmbL- . performance? this week to overcome the strength of Mias Abbott. The bill at the Orpheum Is of nnusual length and many of the most expensive performers will be seen. Zlnkn Panna's dogs are heralds of delight to all lovers of canine dexterity. The Worthley’a traveaty team are marvels In their respective line. Tbe Plcquaya Is an Imported team, having Jnst been brought from Kurope by Weber & Hush. While the last mentioned, bnt by no means tbe small est part of the Orpheum ahow this week, is Edward Davla and company In Mr. Darla' own masterful drama. * f AH Hirers Meet at Sea." Mr. Davis Is known as tbe preacher- actor. and hla playlet It said to be excep tionally fine. At tha Bijou, . Herbert Mack’s "World Heaters" will be the Rtjou attraction for tbe whole of tbe week that starts on this Moml.V The regular family matinee performance* will with the farce musical comedy act marts the performance and the jolly ex< travaganxa that will conclude tbe entertain* The chorus with the "World Heaters" will lie.one of the star features of the of. Vi _ duck.’ will be one of the fea' new songs rendered daring the action of the play. It la said to be a musical gem In Its own tight, while the plaintive thrill with which It Is given In the wonderful Wilson voice maxes It nothing short of a musical revelation. A matinee will be gives Wednesday. At the EUts. The crowds were so great on last Friday that there'were many iVbo did not get to ■ee tho Savannah automobile races nt the Elite 86 Peachtree-st. (nt the sign of the clock), and Manager 1'oaey le making an ef fort to have the film returned to him. If he Is successful tbe races will be repented probably on Wednesday. The races are given In full, every feature and occurrence during the big event at Savannah being shown. This la the moet successful film of automo bile. races that haa yet been made In tbe blatory of motion pictures. “THE RIGHT OF WAY" BEQIN8 80UTHERN TOUR NEW ORLEANS, Dec.’ 14.-Klaw A Kr- langer'a original New York company In Fir Gilbert Parker's great drama, 'The Right of Way," with Guy Standing and The<*lora Roberts In their famoua impersonations of Charley Steele and Joe Portugal*, opened their Southern season at the Tulane theater. New Orleans, Saturday night before one of th© largest audiences that haa ever filled this fashionable house of entertainment. The play was received with rapt attention from start to finish, and aeven curtain call* were demanded at tbe end of the third art. M&RAND MONDAY MATINEE AND NIGIIT. HENRY W. SAVAGE Offers the Dramatic Success of ths Year. “THE DEVIL” Matinee 2fic to gi.oo. Night. 28c to 61-50. , Illusionists, Introducing their funny mind-reading duck, will be one of the fea ture vaudeville numbers, ami the York Com edy Four will be another vaudeville fea ture. A novelty entitled "The Dwvlt.On Ovids Musm Next. Ovlde Musln. tbe famous Belgian violin virtuoso, who has delighted Atlanta au diences on former oi-cnslons. will again be heard tn recital Thursday night of this week at tbe Grand. Since the announcement of coming a few days ago In these col- jb. musical Atlanta has been on the out vfve. as Musln Is recognised as one of the grenteat violinists that the world has ever produced. On Thnreday night, he will not onlv render some heantlfnl numbers on the violin, hot' he will also give a lecture re cital which be cells •‘The Story of tbe YloUa." or a history of the violin. Was Dutch." Few actors and singers risen as rapidly in tbe estimation of the public, and few have reached a anc- cess as gratifying as this "Ambassador of German Dialect." "Helen" Is ooe of the Tuan, and Wed. Next-2 Nights Only. AL. H. WILSON, IX THE FOXG-nKHKt'KKH PLAY. WHEN OLD NEW Y0EK WAS DUTCH. * PRICKS 26c to 11.50. OVIDE MUSIN I’rieeo Me lo 32. 8 pee la! rain to teacb- or, nail mu.Mnni. Tbl. We-k-M.t., Toe... Tbon. a ad II. li. Frnxee Offer, a GUTTERING Mt'Bh'AL COMEDY. THE ROYAL CHEF. BY BEX »L JEROME , FIFTY PEOPLE. REALTY I'lDHH 1 TOE BIJOU Tbl. Week-Mat.. Mon.. Wed. and s*J«- J. HERBERT MACK PRESENTS THE . WORLD BEATERS flever comedians, pretty girls. tmnes. tuneful music, nnd some rande*.,.' ■ filrIJilalin WEEK or DECEMBER 1<- EDWABD M. DAVIS A CO. will h. rox. MOKIE MINE. ANNIE MAT ABBOTT. _ . OTHER BIO STAR ACTS *