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. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1908. SPORTS IN NNMMINMHNMM«MNNW«NMMMMNN»HNMH»HWIMMNHW MM< •Edited By PERCY H. WHITING IIHfWHIHWHMMIHMWIWI 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 '■ V, 'IK; • ' • - , . "j HIIII,,IUI„„II,„„I,II,„UM,I.I,II,„U,U,,I„«,„U..WIUIIIIIHIM.,«,„„«IIWII*IIIII*II»I 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 + •5* - ■ •{• * 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-