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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1908.
SPORTS
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•Edited By
PERCY H. WHITING
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EXCITEMENT
IS LACKING
Southern League Meeting
Pejises Off Very
Quietly.
W. M. KAVANAUGH
IS RE-ELECTED
Postponed Game Rule Con
sidered—Next Meet
ing in Mobile.
| NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS j
NASHVILLE, Tenn.. Dec. 16.—Just
the busiest sort of a ilay was that
spent here yesterday by the moguls of
the Southern League.
In the morning the directors met,
awarded the pennant to Nashville, re
fused to reopen the Stockdale case and
accepted the withdrawal of Frank, of
New Orleans, as to a protested game
of September II.
In the afternoon there was a general
meeting of the league, at which more
Important business was transacted. In
cluding the election of President NV. M.
Kavanaugh, of Little Rock, to preside
again over the destinies of the league
for twelve months.
Four directors were chosen at the
afternoon session nnd three new true
tees. The league refused to reimburse
Dr Inge, of the Mobile club, for the
money he had expended In securing the
tiansfer of Mobile to the Southern
League from the Cotton States.V
New Double-Header Rule.
A radical change wax made at the
afternoon meeting In voting that next
season double-headers MUST be played
from the start, and get them out of the
way as soon ns possible. Heretofore
the rule has been that no double-header
could be played on the first round of
the circuit.
A committee was named to draft a
schedule to be submitted at the spring
meeting.
A committee was named also to draft
the views of the league ns to the play
ing off of these postponed games nnd
to submit It to the '•spring'' meeting.
This last committee will also have the
task of arranging the holiday games.
This Will Be a Banquet.
The sum of ll.aoa, or so much of that
sum as may be necessary, was appro
priated for the purpose of defraying
the expenses of a banquet to be given
the thirty-seven clubs composing the
National Association of Minor League
Clubs on the occasion of their annual
meeting In Memphis next November.
The lengue declared a dividend of
IIAft to be paid each club at once.
Mobile was selected as the place for
the "spring" meeting and February IS.
during Mardl Oras week, as the time.
Quite a lot of Interesting, yet mtmu,
business was transacted.
The day closed with a banquet at the
Duncan Hotel last night, at which the
visitors were the guests of. the Nash
ville president nnd directors, Manager
Bernhardt, and Manager Qarrabrant,
of the Duncan Uotal.
Those present at the general league
meeting yesterday afternoon were ns
follows; Atlanta. J. \V. Helsman; Birm
ingham. R. II.'Baugh; Little Rock. II.
C. Rather, Mike Finn; Memphis, Frank
Coleman, Charles Rabb, Frank McCul
lough ; Mobile, H. T. Inge, C. C. Qhol-
son; Montgomery, C. W. Btrasberger
and R. J. Chambers; New Orleans,
Charles Frank: Nashville, Fred E. Kuhn
and Bill Bernhardt. ,
The President’s Report,
The first business up was that of
receiving the report of the president
covering the past year. The report
ahowed the league to be In a moat pros,
perous condition and atated among other
things that over one million people had
witnessed the Southern League games
during the season of 19(18. President
Kavanaugh made a number of impor
tant recommendatlona. The report Is as
follows:
“To the Bonthern Aesoclstlon of Itneehatl
Clubs—Gentlemen: la submitting this, my
sixth, annual raport as president of tbe
Poutbern Association, I desire to congratu
late Its mrndiers upon having completed the
laott sueceeeful eeeeon In tbe hletory of the
association, despite tbe fact that this has
I•ceit ntint Is termed lu business circles
Ss ’a ban) year.' Not only has It lieeu u
success.from the sportman's standpoint, but
from n Unsocial standpoint ns well. Tbe
race In Itself Is one nr tbe must remnrkn-
ble In history, and the whiner of the race
for the pennant was not known until tbe
last 1st It was pitched In the last game
played si Nashville on September 19, nnd
■ hat before tbe largeet crowd that bus ever
attended a some of Imeetml! In the south.
If not the largest attendance nt any gntnc
ever played In minor nssoetntlons, nnd In
passing we should note the fact that this ex
citing and speetucnlnr ihitsh was not marred
by any other event that could bring
discredit upou or cause the tenet criticism
of tbe game. •
“The performance of tbe cluba wns inch
a magnificent one that It received the plnml-
Ite of the enpportere of the gntnc. the
public; la tact, tbe public seemed to have
been ss wall snttsAed with nnd to have
taken as much pride to tbe aucceee of the
closing of lbs season as the clubs them
selves.
Standing of the Clubs.
“The standing of the clubs at ths close
of the sessoo was as follows;
CLUB*— Played. Won. Lost. P. P.
Nashville
By PEBOY H. WHITXNO.
Of course. It Is none of our tea party, but we should not mind know
ing why the Southern League directors at their meeting Tuesday were so
positive about not putting Stockdale back In good standing In the baseball
world.
Stockdale’s crime was only that of “loose talking,” and for It he has
paid the penalty of nearly a whole season’s sojourtt on the black list.
‘ Now the league has condemned him to another year there, unless they
decide to reopen his case at the schedule meeting, which will be held In
Mobile In the spring.
This punishment Is falling more heavily on Stockdale than It would
on the average player, because Stockdale Is older, by a good many years,
than the general run of ball players.
His years of baseball are numbered and bis lease on diamond life Is
fast expiring.
Because of all these considerations It seems as tho Stockdale might,
In all mercy If not In all justice, have been put back In good standing and
allowed to end his baseball days on the diamond. *
Atlanta got the little end of nothing whittled down to a fine point In
the annual distribution of offices by the Southern League.
As usual.
Barring the brief space when Mayor Joyner was a director, the At*
lanta club officials have not held any real offices since living fans can
remember.
The only honor thnist on the Atlanta delegation was the naming of
John W. Helsman as a trustee.
Not having a league constitution at hand, we can’t tell you exactly
what the trustees are supposed to do, but all any of them have ever been
allowed to do In the past In administering the league’s affairs was to sit
and twiddle their thumbs.
As things stand now, Little Rock, a western club, has the presi
dency. The vice president Is from a western town once In the league
and he sympathizes with the west In all questions. The board of direc
tors Is divided between the east and the west, as provided In the consti
tution. Only on the useless but highly ornamental board of trustees has
the east a majority representation. Both members of the schedule com
mittee thus far appointed are from the west.
Oh, well, the east continues to furnish the biggest crowds and most of
the pennant winners, so what care we.
P. S.—Later reports Indicate that It was Helneman, of New Orleans,
and not Helsman, of Atlanta, who was elected one of the league trustees.
That being the case Atlanta got even less than the said “little end of
nothing.”
Considering Atlanta's Importance In the Southern League as a money-
getter It seema aa tho the city were entitled to at least one office, be. It
ever so Insignificant and unimportant.
.573
67 .571
New Orleans .. .. .. Ill
Memphis 1M n «w
Montgomery 133 0 W .619
Mobile.. IK 17 « .494
Atlanta 134 0 71 .470
Uttie Bock IK 0 77 .40
Birmingham IK W 0 .333
“This, we believe, will stand for many
the’ association would indicate that more
than l,0O\000. Including tbe children, paid
to tee the games of the Houtheru Associa
tion dsrlng the season of 210. This fs n
showing of which our association has every
reason to tie proud.
New Parks Opened.
“During the season just closed the Nash-
>nt time we believe that the Southern
Association ran boost that It has ns good
parka nnd aa largo property holding an any
minor association In tho country. Thin, cou
pled with the fact that wo are playing na
giMxl hall na any other minor league, wo
believe entitles ns to tho position we now
hold as a tnenihor of the highest classifi
cation In a minor longue, which la known
na Haas A.
“The preaont condition of affairs I at-
trlhnte to the auccesaful operation of our
salary limit, which places nil of the
on prsctlcnlly the tame basis, thus making
tt possible for one of tho stnnller towns to
procure ns good n team nnd Ploy as good
ball ns a'club In n larger city. It give*
every club an even chance nnd rnnbles n
club In n smaller city to nve, while the
club In n larger city can show some profits
for those who -give their financial snpport
to the game, nnd In this connection I
would respectfully recommend tbnt the pres
ent snlnry limit be maintained and that the
n/Rorlntlon Insist that there abnll be n strict
adherence to Its provisions.
Aa to Class A.
"I referred above to the fact that wc were
n member of whnt Is termed Class A In the
Xntloiinl Association of Professional Base
ball Clubs, nnd we atilt retnln that position,
nltbo strenuous efforts have been made dur
ing the pnst sensou to depo«« our associa
tion. These efforts to date hsvo been suc
cessfully resisted * nnd I attribute the fact
that wo were able to resist them success
fully nt tho reccut meeting of ths Nnttoual
Association to the large nttendnncc of our
club ownera nnd malingers, who attended
when it refused to reduce tho classification
of the Hunt hern Association nud the West
ern I>ngue. I’p to date their efforts have
proven uimrntlliig. nut we are Informed that
the nliovc 'named organisations propose to
carry their fight l*»fore the National Com-
tnlssloii. representing the American nnd Na
tional leagues, and try to secure from that
organisation recognition which will place
them In a classification above the Houfhern
Association. l'nclflo Coast and Western
Lengue. The meeting of the National Com
mission will be held In Cincinnati Jnumiry 4.
nnd would urge tt|Mm the tnemltera of the
Houthcrn Association the Importance of
their attendance upon that meeting to pre^
scat the urgent need, backed by facts nnd
t1gun>*, to enable us to maintain nnr present
K n.lt I on. I think It of the utmost tmpor*
nee fo the game In the floutb, both from
a sportsman’s standpoint and the fiunnclnl
end of the proitosltlou. that the flout hern
Association should remain In Class A, for
that enables us to maintain our teams In
tact nnd affords the article of boll which
ur patrons desire and deserve.
Tho Waiver Rule.
“The waiver rule, ns operated In our asso
ciation, continues to Is* more or less misun
derstood by our clubs, nud during the sea
son Just closed the lioard of directors saw
fit to pass n rule fining a club for disposing
of or releasing a player without having
naked waivers or before the releasing period
had expired. This matter will In* reported
to yon by the t*onnl of directors, and 1
would recommend that It be adopted n* «
part of the organic law of the association.
“Another matter which has given the pnf
Ident and several of the clulw no little trou
ble bas I wen the playing of postponed
games. I would suggest the .adoption of a
rule providing that these games lu* played
off automatically, thus taking from the
club the advantage of requiring double-
headers or not as anlts Its convenience.
The association should have something to
say nt*out the playing of postponed games,
and I can suggest no better way than that
they be played off durlug the same series,
or ths next following, whichever. In tbe
Judgment of the association, seems best. *
Severs Criticism.
During ths season fust closed the news-
A BICYCLE FOR XMAS
A Most Acceptable and Practical Gift.
Lowest Prices—Cash or Easy Payments
ELYEA-AUSTELL CO. 35 n. pryor
tnnnncrrs. Whether the. criticisms were
deserved nr not. I lenvr It to the nsoocht'
tlmi to any. Tuts tfitich I IVill any, ill),
ever, Hint I have not permitted these erltl-
etsius to stverre me one totn In the perform
ance of my itnty ns I see It. t have done
those things xvlileh 1 thought should lie done
for tlie good of the time. nnd have alren
to the lengue my very best efforts. If my
notion, do not meet with tbe approval of
the nssoelntton, I will cheerfully relinquish
the innnnxement of the slfnlrs of the asso-
clntlnn to nny one whom Its members may
select. Ilcnpci-lfully SlUlUttted.
‘•IV. M. KAVANAIKIII, President."
Minor Businas, Transacted.
C. D. White, representing A. a
Spalding, distributed handsome eouve
ntr pamphlets of the Southern League
among the members present.
Charlie Frank moved that a commit
tee be named to lnve,tlgate the recom
mendatlona In the report of the presi
dent nnd draft the same In comprehen
sive form. President Kavanaugh named
Messrs.i Frank. Inge and Baugh on the
committee. The league unanlmoualy
voted to ratify the action of the direc
tors nt the morning session In award
ing. the pennant to Nashville.
President Kavanaugh explained the
rule pertaining to xvnlvera and empha
sised the fnct that failure on the part
of a manager nr owner to give a proper
release on a player on which he had
asked a waiver subjected such manager
to a penalty double the sum he got for
the player.
No Money For Mobil*.
Mr. Chambers, of Montgomery,
brought up the matter of reimbursing
Dr. Inge, of Mobile, In the sum of tl.900
for money the doctor had personally
paid to' secure the Mobile franchise
from the Cotton States League. Mr.
Baugh, of Atlanta, had previously
moved that the clubs be paid 1900 each
out of the money In th. treasury, and
Mr. Chambers moved as a substitute
that Dr. Inge be paid |1,87>. J. W.
Helsman, of Atlanta, seconded the mo
tion. Dr. Inge said when he paid the
money he wns assured he would be
reimbursed by the lengue. He sold
Mr. ahnlson. of Mobile, has assured
him that Messrs. Kuhn, Frank, Baugh.
Joyner and chambers would vole for
the reimbursement. Most of these
"backed up" on the propoaltion, how
ever, nnd denied having given any such
promise.
Charlie Frank took the position that
the lengue could not legally pay for
nny territorial rights. He said at the
meeting In February he had refused to
vote to pay 81,880 to Dr. Inge, but did
vote to pay 81.880; that now Mobile,
nfter a successful season, was coming
In nnd asking more. Mr. Helsman here
withdrew his second to the motion of
Mr. Chambers, and made a new motion
as a Mubstltue that the league pay Dr.
Inge *1,280. This was killed by a vote
of 5 to 2, and Dr. Inge didn’t get the
money. Atlanta and Montgomery only
volet! to puy It. and New Orleans, Bir
mingham, Uttie Rock. Memphis and
Nashville all voted "no."
The vote which came next, however,
that the league declare X dividend from
the .Inking fund of 8800 to each club,
carried unanimously.
The league arcepted the offer of C.
D. White, of Spalding’s, to furnish
Southern League averages to all the
Southern papers.
President Kuhn called the attention
of the league to the practice of saloons
of making books on ball games. Pres!,
dent Kavanaugh reiterated the rule
that each local manager should say to
whom a detail should be furnished In
hla city.
On resolution offered by Mr. Cham
bers, the league extended Its thanks to
President Kavanaugh for hi. adminis
tration of the year past.
Officers Elected.
The league then went Into the elec
tion of officers. Frank Coleman nom
inated President Kavanaugh for re-
election as president-necretary-treas
urer. saying he didn't see how they
could get along without him, and he
didn't know where the league could
get another. Mr. Baugh seconded the
motion. President Kavanaugh was
unanimously re-elected. On motion of
Charlie Frank, the preeldent cast the
vot* of the league for W. T. Crawford.
INDIAN
WINNER
Longboat Defeats Dorando,
Who Blows Up at
Finish.
NEW YORK, Dec. 16.—Comigg down
the stretch at a gait which would have
made Arthur Duffy hustle, Tom Long
boat, the great Indldh runner, won the
Marathon race at the Madison Square
Garden last night, after he had broken
the heart of Dorando Pietro, the great
little Italian.
He won the race alone, this Indian.
He sprinted at times so fast that the
plugging Italian was footsore and
weary and on the fifth lap of the twen
ty-sixth mile fell from exhaustion and
had to be carried from the track.
There was only one man In the race
and he finished.
Tim. Slow, Race Exciting.
Altho the time made was slower by
16 2-6 seconds than when Dorando de
feated Johnny Hayes three weeks ago,
the race was more thrilling by far.
Dorando repeated his London per
formance by dropping on the track, but
this time he was not In the lead. He
was following the lanky Indian when
he fell, and from the looks of things
was going to run second anyway.
It. was a few mlnutys after 9 o’clock
before either man made his apearance
on the track, and then there was a
round of applausa that shook the gar
den as Dorando appeared dressed In an
armless shirt and his famous red run
ning trunks. He wore no cigarette ad
vertisements on his trunks this time.
He "got his” for wearing them before.
Longboat then appeared nnd the Ca
nadian’s boosters tore off a mighty
chirp.
The tall, black-haired aborigine
smiled and posed for a photo with the
Italian.
Half nn hour later, Frank McFar
land, winner of the slx.-day bicycle
race, fired the gun and thq pnlr started
off as the crowd yelled, waved flags
and tossed hats In the air.
Dorando Takes Lead.
Dorando took the lead. He did that
In hla race with Hayeo. He kept the
same pace ns he did In the former race.
Longboat did not follow In carriage-
dog style like Hayes, close to hts man.
but gave the pace-maker fully twelve
feet lead. Tom has a long stride. He
needed the room. Hayes very often
had to miss a step or two for fear of
stepping on Dorando'a heels.
Longboat had plenty of room and he
kept In tho back and smiled. He wore
a white shirt and white running trunks,
and on the shirt was a green maple
leaf with a gold harp, the emblem of
the Irlsh-Canadlan Club.
Easy for the Indian.
The tall Indian looked like the Singer
building,. Jammed up against Trinity
church as he strolled after the plodding
Italian. He took his time and knew
that when he let out he was all alone.
*o for two miles he followed the s
pace hla opponent set out for him. At
the beginning of the third mile, Tom
took the lead and sprinted for seven
laps. He thought he had done enough
then and let his chunky adversary take
the lead again as he washed hla face
with a sponge.
On the ninth lnp of the nineteenth
mile Longboat Jumped to the front
again and lod a merry pace. It was
breaking Dorando's heart, but he hung
nn bravely. He Jogged along behind
the long-tagged Indian with his face as
white as a sheet. He took the lead
again, but It could be seen that he was
not there with the speed. Hla pace was
very much slower nnd Longboat did a
little trot that wae Just a tiny bit bet-
er than a walk.
NEWS OF FIGHTERS
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LOS ANGELES. Dec. 16.—After twenty-five rounds of fierce battling at
the Jim Jeffries A. C. last night, the fight between Billy Papke,.the thun
derbolt from Illinois, and Hugo Kelly, of Chicago, ■ ended In 1 a. draw. From
the start the contest was one of the bitterest ever xvaged on'the coast and the
tide of battle was constantly changing from one to the Other. When all was
over there waa little to give one an advantage over the other.
In the fourth round Papke landed a right upper cut on the Jaw, which
sent Kelly to the floor for a count of eight. At this time It . looked as -tho
Papke were the winner. But the way Kelly stalled, out-the round and came
back In the next fresh and strong, gave his friends a confidence which was
not misplaced. x
Kelly had so far recovered from the knockdown.In the sixth that he
hammered Papke all over the ring and got In some steamy wallops to Billy's
eyes, which caused those organs to become much larger than usual.
Kelly's recovery was somewhat of a surprise after the hard blows he
took In the fourth nnd the punishment he administered to Papke In the
sixth put the contest upon such an even basis that'neither was able to
gain a decisive lead after that round.
Each man was primed for the contest and each fought a clever and
creditable battle and waa going at top speed all the way.
•
At the end of the fifteenth round both men were tired, but there was
no let-up and Ihe rapid pace continued to the end; Papke was cautious at
times and seemed tA fear that Kelly would get over a. knock-out punch.
The Illinois man xvai not taking any chances.
Papke used his right to get the advantage 'and landed most of his
punches at short range. He was partial to a right uppercut and It waa this
blow which, preceded by one with the left, floored Kelly In the fourth.
After Papke's eyes had been battered he was frequently wild. Kelly
took a great deal of .punshment, but each time came back strongly and
quickly. He had a left Jab which wns exceedingly difficult for Papke to
dodge and It was this blow that moftt worried the one-time victor over
Ketchel. -
ROHNIS
SIGNED
Smith Lands the Best First
Baseman of Three !
League.
LOS ANGELES, Deo. 16.—Pncky McFarland and Manager, Gilmore, did
not atari for New Orleans lost night as scheduled for the bout with Young
Erne on December 23. After securing the consent of the club for Malachl
Hogan to act os referee, thg Gilmore party balked at the demand of Young
Erne that the weight be 133 pounds at 3 o’clock,.wben, according to Gilmore,
the articles were signed for a bout at catch weights. According’to Gilmore,
the fight will be declared off unless he receives a wire this morning announc
ing willingness to adhere to the original scheme.
ST. JOSEPH, Dec. 16.—Kid Clipper, of Chicago, and George Coulln,
brother of Johnny Coulon, champion bantam weight of the world, fought a
twenty-round draw here laet night. The fight was the fiercest ever
fought here.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.. Deo. 16.—Brooklyn Tommy Sullivan knocked out
Jimmy McNeil last night at the Capitol Theater In the third round. A poke
to the Jaw settled the fight. Many prominent fight fans were present. In
cluding many high state officiate.
FOX’S TEAM REPORTS HERE;
PLAYS THRICE WITH CRACKERS
Jim Fox's Columbus baseball players I ordered to turn up here March 14.
will report In Atlanta next spring In- I Manager Smith has arranged game*
stead of In Columbus. They will be J with Fox's team March 15. 16 and 17.
Secretary of Columbus Club
Consults With J. Fox, Manager
HALL’S TEAM LOSES.
Captain Smith's team defeated the
Hall aggregation Tuesday night at the
Atlanta Athletic Club gymnasium by a
■core of 2.216 to 1.953.
Name. 1st.
Hall 170
Strong
Davidson
Btorer ...
Thomas .
Totals
.140
125
117
115
2d.
141
124
125
128
116
886
375
346
345
667 683
Smith 189 190
Saunders 135 154
Davis 179 161
Yankey 171 145
VSlcott 115 115
Totals
.789 765 668 2,216
Smith's majority. .122 132 9 263
of Shreveport, for vice president. J.
\V. Helsman, Ferd Kuhn, H. C. Bather,
R. H. Baugh and Frank Coleman were
nominated for the four positions of di
rectors. The four laet named were
elected. A. J. Helneman. of New Or
leans; R. J. Chambers, of Montgom
ery, and Dr. 11. T. Inge, of Mobile, were
nominated and elected trustees.
Mr. Inge moved that all postponed
games be played at the first possible
date, open dates to be considered If ex
isting In the arrahgement. Frank
moved to amend that no double-header
be played unless the visiting club ar
rived by noon of the day scheduled for
the double-header. It was the sens# of
the league that this rule obtain In the
future, but Messrs. Frank. Inge and
Baugh were named a committee to •ar
range the rule In writing, to be re
ported to tha next meeting In February.
\A motion of J. TV. Helsman, that
each club put up a bulletin board
showing the dally league averages,
was voted down. '
On motion of Mr. Inge, the president
was Instructed to order any umpire In
a town to work, even without previous
arrangement. If he happened to be pres
ent and the umpire assigned didn't
show up. This motion was seconded
by Mr. Helsman.
After discussing a schedule at length,
Preeldent Kavanaugh and Dr. Inge
were named two members of a com
mittee. the third to be named by them,
to arrange a schedule to be reported
to the spring meeting.
After selecting Mobile and February
23 for the next meeting, the league gav,
a vote of thanks to President Kuhn
and Manager Qarrabrant, of the Dun
can. and then adjourned.
8LIM ACCEPTS CHALLENGE.
Sporting Editor Atlanta Georgian:
Tho I accepted Charles Vlttur's chal
lenge, made the other night at Armory
Hall, I have not been able to pin him
down to date and conditions, and there
fore the challenge of Charles Goldman,
made thru The Georgian the other day,
has been accepted.
BILLY SLIM.
J. Stephens, secretary of the Colum
bus, Go., team of the South Atlantic
League, was In Atlanta Tuesday con
sulting with Jim Fox, who will man
age his club this year.
Stephens and Fox between them
have cor.ratled a realty fast team.
Secretary Stephens laughs at' the
report that .Columbus will not be In the
Sally League next season.
T , q.
+ ELBERFELD WILL NOT *
+ GO BACK TO NEW YORK +
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* LYNCHBURG Vs., Dec. 16.— +
+ Norman Elberfeld, the erstwhile +
+ manager of the New York Amer- <•
■fr lean t*nm, who Is living hire, de- +
•fr dares he will not return to tho +
4- New York team next season, hov- +
+ ing been assured by Manager +
+ Stallings that he would be taken +
+ care of In a deal before next sea- •!•
+ son. +
* ■ • . +
of, * J
+ WILL BE GREAT GAME. +
$ PreparAtlons for the basket ball t
+ game Saturday night at the At- +
•{■lanta Athletic Club gymnasium +
+ between the teams representing +
+ the athletic clubs of Birmingham d*
+ and Atlanta have reached an .ad- +
+ vanced stage. +
+ Owing to the great general In- +
+ terest In the game, the club will +
+ allow non-members to buy tickets, +
+ provided they are supplied with df
+ cards Issued by a member grant- d*
+ Ing them this privilege.. Ladles d*
d* wlH be admitted freo to tbe game, d*
hvuii, me uni urnw nascman In fh<»
>ree;l League during the past bus
Attanfa team* 4 bJ Smith tnr Vu“
Holm waa secured from Peoria. Ilk -n.t
* BU,n wns Paid for hla relenae."
This man played In alntoat erery gn,„»
hut season nud batted .275. Be ledthe
league drat basemen In fleldln* '
The signing of this man practically eom.
pletea the Atlanta aqund for 1909. Tlie
^ b|t ma«?h l l , ,, T ^try°, f ng
Marist Is Defeated
By Stone Mountain
STONE MOUNTAIN, Dec. 14-In the
Stone Mountain gymnasium yesterday after-
noon, linlTeralty School for Boy* defeated*
the basket ball team of Marist College hr
haires 6 °* 24 t0 W ,n tW ° twent J r *w*n«t«
The team work of Marist College was ex-
cellent. but the Atlanta boys were off In
aonl throwing nnd bad tho advantage only
hi .throwing fouls. The two halves were
fiercely contested nnd played nt light-
nlug speed, nnd many of the fouls were
dearly due to over-eagerness on each side
The score at the end of the first biilf
was 11 to 11. but In the second half the
Mountain bora were not to be denied. An
nexing 13 points mdre nnd the gsiue. mi-
verslty .School for Boys showed marked
Imnrovemeut over their form with the ( nn.
Itol-Ave. Stars, altho handicapped by ths
Absence of. Captain Pitts, who was called
home suddenly.
The stars for Marist were Pnbsrd and
Falvey, while for Stone Mountain, Porter,
Felker and Wilson starred.
The line-up:
MARIST. Position. TT. ft. R.
Sloan left forward .... Porter Mb
Falvey (2) .. .. right forward .. ..Felker tfii
* . ..center Mnurk Mi
left guard (’larks
Dubard (13)
Reed.. .. ..
Harrison (4)
hool for Boys
8core: 'University
Marist College 19. Field r
School for Boys 8. Marist i.
University School for Boys 8. Marist 11.
amusements
Al Wilson «t Grand.
Without being anything tremendous, Al
II. Wilson and his company, In “When Old
New York Waa Hutch,” presented an enjoy-
able entertainment at the (Irani! Tuesday
night. Tbe play comprehended no great
problem as In “The Thief and “The I)ev»,“
It having no other concern than that of
pleasing the audience, which nrcom-
JOteh" afford*
a variety of amusement. Home of Its scenes
might well have occurred In strict romantic
melodrama and the cltmnxeA and tense
scenes were ss well executed ss In the best
of this kind. At other times the comedy
features fell to tbe broadest farce. The
Introduction of the songs gave the well
known flavor of the musical comedy.
The t»lar was evidently written to display
tbe acting and singing abilities of Mr. Wil
son. ami he takes fplT advantage of bis op
portunities. That be Is a favorite with the
of the play, they gain for this reason ef
fectiveness nud |H>Int. Chief of these were
“Helen,” "The old Chimney Corner," and
Lady Helen, while not a strikingly hand
some woman, nevertheless In tbe portrayal
of her character develops sneh sweetness
ami charm that she becomes thoroughly
of Raster Brown, was pleasingly
by little Olive Wright. The portrays^ of
tbe pompons old English governor. Hlcbnnl
Nichols, by Fletcher Harvey, left nothing
to lie desired. And Richard Mlllov aa
Henry Nichols should be mentioned for a
very capable rendition. R. II, “
At the Orpheum.
If praise Is any Indication, this week's
bill st tbe Orphenm Is the greatest of tbe
. At ths Lyrio.* , »
Believe It, “The Roysl Chsf wt the Ixyrie
Is one of the cleverest musical treats' yet of
fered In the beautiful theater. It Is an at
traction of merit, a company of excellence,
with music that Is liked, and Just the most
elm ruling chorus of tbe season. The scenery
M-I -h -K*
f BOYER TO RUN AGAIN +
+ FOR SALLY PRESIDENCY +
? AUGUSTA, Ga., Dec. 16.-“A* t
4* to my going to the Virginia +
4* League, that I do not Intend to do. *
4* On the contrary, I expect to re-
4* main with the South Atlantic *J*
4* League, provided they want me. +
4* Possibly, had the Virginia League 4*
4* offered me a very decided Increase 4»
4* In salary, I might have gone with +
4* them, but such waa not the case.” 4*
4* So writes Charlie W. Boyef 4*
4* president of the South Atlantic 4*
4* League, to a friend In Augusta. 4*
4* The recent squabble at Columbia 4*
4* ha* now been smoothed over, he 4*
4* states, and the Gamecocks will be 4*
out In uniform next summer. 4*
4*
D. DE8H AND DONAHUE
TO FIGHT IN NEW ORLEANS
NEW ORLEANS. La., Dec. lf.-Pars
Deshler arrived here yesterday for hi* ten-
round bout Saturday night with Young
Donahue before the Royal Athletic Club.
Donahue and his mnnnger, Mcflsnn, will ar
rive today. This will be ‘the flr»t atng to
be given by tbe New Royal, which la alt-
nated where Fitzsimmons fought bis second
fight In this country.
Richard Harding Davis' fervid tale of hn-
man Interest. "Vers, the Medium.” It la de
scribed as tbe mf»st unique creation yet
f lven the atags and la a renllsHc recital of
be trlnls. tribulations nnd final triumph
of a spiritualistic medium. Miss Robson *
art Is always superior, and no matter what
the play selected her Intrinsic merit a* an
actress will compel admiration.
„ _ or tbe *tft which is
InexpUlnable remains unsolved.
Every paper lias only tbe greatest com
mendation for the Mg acts.
At tbs Elite.
The motion pictures st tbe Elite this
week arc the ftesf m tere since the ex
istence of moving picture*. Manager I’osey
onlv allows tbe lw**t tested films to be used
at bl* theater, such films ss are known to
the business as tbe highest class sni most
scale.
The appointments of the beautiful play
house make It possible to present the great
musical success In a mnch better fashion
than It baa ever been here In Atlanta. The
scenes are set with room for the frolic of
the half hundred principals and chorus, and
the musical numbers swing and dash In
siifh a delighting fashion that tbe and!<
ence catches tbe action of tbe charming
tones Itself.
At th* Bijou.
A unique vaudeville Idea Is In the Bijou
of J. Herbert Mack's show now .running at
the playhouse, and will be one of tbe
strongest drawing cauls *Ter offered. The
Idea of the act Is founded on-tbs old Ulus-
trsted song act. and brain.has developed!
Itself In such a fashion that one may expect I
to see the Idea a feature in the exclusive
vaudeville theaters. The stage moffnting
I for'the number has been cleverly worked
out. while the effects arc of exceptional !n|
* Ovid# Musin Concert.
A rare treat, and one that only comet to
Atlantans^ once in a’great while, Is in
In conjunction with hts latest locceaa, _
chat on tbe story of tbe violin, Illnstrsteil
by stereoptlcon views. A new departure for
a violinist Is that of lecturer, but Musin.
who speaks English fluently, has a marked
gift In this direction. He is considered In
Europe, as well as in America, one of the
■ utuuai; ■ uiu, vuc ut tux luintl
log lecturers on tbs American platform.
■'Cornin’ Thro the! Rya.'*
■■Comlo' Thro’ the Rye" trill be preteote,!
at the Uraiul Friday amt Fatanlay next. It
will be presented by 8. E. norkk orianlxa-
tton of elxty romr-ltic*, elngera and iUnn>r>
and with all of the wenery. coetunee and
other .Recta which hare made thk prodoe.
tlon ron.phmoue among Ita contentponirtrx.
Tbe comedy element of the piece !• aald to
Eleanor Robaen aa “Vara.”
.1, of tbe beat known and moot popular
etara on the American atng. Mlaa Eleanor
Hobson. I> to appear In this city on Tues
day and Wednewlay next at tba Grand In
\GRAN©
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AL. H. WILSON
tv the ■oxa-BBMtt'KKit ri. vv.
WHEN OLD NEW YORK WAS
DUTCH.
PRICES 25c to 11.80.
THURSDAY NIOHT, DECEMBER IT.
THE GREAT BELGIAN VIOLINIST.
OVIDE MUSIN
In violin recital and an Illustrated
tleon lecture-recital. “The story of tbe >l«-
“a.” w
Prices 60c to tt. Special rates to te*<-fi-
srs and musicians.
Friday and Saturday Naxt—Matins#
Samuel E. Rork's Superb Production of tne
Musical Succeas,
COMING- THRO’ THE RYE
with TOM WATERS and LEONA THURBES
78 Comedians. Singers and
Mat.. to $1.00. Nlfht. i'"- m —
This We-k-Mata. Tuea., Tbura. and Sat
It. II. Fraree Offers a
GLITTERING JIUBICALCOMEDT.
THE ROYAL CHEF.
FIFTY PEOPLE. BEAUTY UIIORt
Next Week: THE 4 HUNTINGS
™ BIJOU
This Week-Mats. Mon.. Wed. »»'* J'* 1
J. nERRERT MACK PIIF-BENT- 771b
WORLD BEATERS
Ctersr comedian., pr.tr gtrU. , .
Next Week: "The Morning Glories
WEEK OP DECEMBER 14-
EDWARD M. DAVIS ft CO.
WILL H. POX.
MOVIE-MINE.
ANNIE MAT ABBOTT.
I OTHER BIO STAR ACTS
MATINEE EVERY DAY.
Up-Town Ticket Offtc., Denial Eras-