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TWO OF HARVARD’S FOOTBALL MEN
By PERCY H. WHITINQ.
Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 28.—That the
Cuban, are talcing themselves serious-
IX under the new football rules was In
dicated here todax In a letter received
from the University of Havana propos
ing a carnival - of games In Havana
during and following the holldnys.
Louisiana and other Southern and
Northern elevens.
NEUSON WAS KNOCKED OUT.
San Franeiaco, Nov. 28.—Battling
Nelson was knocked out In the eleventh
round of Ifls battle with Owen Moran
here Saturday. The end was typical
of the man. He fought valiantly to the
finish ami after staying down for the
count of ten he staggered to his feet
and tried to resume fighting. He was
no match at all for the Englishman,
Only American colleges are wanted.
It la stated that negotiations are under
way for games with the University of
—‘ - Mississippi,
Chicago. University of
SPORTING SHIP HAS SAILED INTO DOLDRUMS
j EDITED BY
I PERCY H. WHITING !
Just by way. of making a staggering statement that is cer-
I* lain to arouse interest and lure the reader into the body of thig
f article, we venture the assertion that: The football season is
over.
I That will be readily admitted, even tho it isn’t absolutely
tine, for there will doubtless be a few straggling games be
tween now and Christmas.
j We haven’t any especial kick to offer on the season. In
the main it has been a good one.
I It has gotten so these days that you can’t talk about foot-
jbsll without beginning on the rules. Other features of the game
.may grow old and stalo, but the rules are always new.
And tho newest of the new rules have passed into history,
without a struggle..
We note already that the experts are lambasting the 1910
Code in head, solar plexus and feet all at once and all to
gether, so that we presume, from the experts’ standpoint, the
new cpdo has been no vast success. We don’t pretend to pass
judgment on that. A man has to coach a team or play him
self to' be a competent judge.
From the spectators’ standpoint, tho, the new game has
worked out pretty well. To the onlooker the complications of
the twenty-yard zone and the fine, technical points are as
nothing. So • long as the game is fast and there is plenty of
action," and so long as the game is open enough so that they
can get ah idea of where the ball is, they are well satisfied.
To the spectators the cutting out of the long forward pass
wds rather regretted. This play may not have been good foot-
bdll, but the fans, who haven’t the football player’s horror of.
anything bordering on basketball, rather liked it. They might
overlook a short forward pass that was really a thing of
bfeauiy. But when a player stole down the field and received a
long hurl, it was something that set their nerves a-tingling.
The passing of the on-side kick was another cause for regret.
-The average onlooker never exactly knew what was happening
when. *n on-side kick was sprung, but they liked it for all that
In the main, it was a good season for the spectators. The
football was their kind of football, and there was lots of it.
Now the rule tinkers will "have at it,” and the fnr and
the fulesj will fly. The spectators are not worrying over the
outcome. As the changes proposed are minor ones and as the
basie principles of the greatest of American college games are
to remain unchanged, nobody is worrying mneh.
’ "We ‘note with mild amusement that Tulane university has
dashed into the center of things with a tentative proposal for
a college championship tennis meet.
Maybe, in the course of three or four years, they will wake
ujOio the fact, that there has been an intercollegiate meet
held in Atlanta each gpring for several years; that it has been
entirely successful; that representatives from the colleges of
Oert-gia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi
taken part; that it is aproperly sanctioned meet, and
moreover that if any Tulane students want, to play in the South-
•«m Intercollegiate Tennis championship they will have to come
'W Atlanta. ' ' ’•
Harry Matthews is going to be a manager.
it “Matty” isn’t sure which one of several good offers he
will accept, but he will clamp onto one anyhow.
And he will make some club one of the best managers In
jninor league circles.
Last, summer, in urging that “Matty” be used more often
,on the coaching lines, President Heisman said: “‘Matty’ has
; , been underrated by a lot of folks. In my opinion, he "has one
of the best baseball heads I have ever known. There is not a
thing in the world' about inside baseball that he doesn’t know,
and more than that, his knowledge is on tap at a half second’s
■ notice.- I never saw‘Matty’make a bad play yet, or fail to
know tho right one for anybody else to make.”
Wherever “Matty” goes, he will carry with him this great
baseball knowledge, a good supply of pepper, and a drag on half
the discards of the Southern league. He can get first call on
anything Atlanta lets go, and he will not have any trouble in
securing the pick from at least three other Southern league
clubs.
The club that gets "Matty” for a manager will get the
best man in Hie business that is available at anything like
reasonable money.
•george Woodruff 4-
TO LEAD GEORGIA *
. .. ■ — +"
• Athens, Ga., Nov. 28.—George 4-
• (••Kid") Woodruff, of Columbus. 4-
• has been elected captain of tho 4-
■ 1511 football team. *
Carnival of Football Planned
For Holidays on Havana Field
NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING AVERAGES
The National league batting figure* are out at laat Magee, of Philadelphia.
I* the real battfog leader, with Holman, of Chicago, second, Snodgraae, of New
fork, third, and Vagner, of Pittaburg, last raw's leader. fourth. , _
. Here are the leading batsmen who participated In fifteen or
hi. the season of U10r T? . ,a la
_ T $S 8 * I
11V 171 SIS
II is! sip
Crandall. New York
CooOe. Bos tori...
Renee, Philadelphia
Campbell, Pittsburg
Snodgrass, New York
WegnerTPII *
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Lotert,
gates, Phi
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US Uj
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or more games dur-
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New York.*......
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CLUB BATTING,.
!U 83
Cincinnati 188 iltl
HI
Poston ..i! .L_ 1K7 1123
hrookjjrn -
.. 187
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i llll 1164 104
ii33 .un no
1364 1843 214
1130 1701 180
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88 181 US
25J; Cincinnati. 41: SL_ Louis, M;
urg. 31, Brooklyn. MTr—
Teh played with "two’ clubs. PlayetT full echedulp-MIt
JTheat ofBrooklyn. Most run*—Magee,
bite, Knabe, “ 1
tSSatL^LrEMaBKaffiwti' Sr3,rSriiSS:. Mp*T-horn", run*-
Schulte i
.77- Blngfe^game*bauTng'leiti"t«amJ ,l ^wt^?'elub| C agsinst’
x 6—22 bits with total of 37 bases. Individual—Zimmerman at Cln-
‘ “ i hits, with total of eleven bases. Most home run.
ihi most triplea, Mitchell. U; most doubles. Byrne. 43.
SOME OFF-SEASON
BASEBALL NOTES
Society ■ Note—O. Arthur Raymond Is
••king the Keeley cure.
kjd. a* might be suspected. John J.
letfmw Is footing the bills. "Muggsy"
*7* that he has smell hope* ofjnak-
a pitcher out of th* Bug*, owing
'Jj weakness of his will and the
awful examples of the baneful Infiu-
ence of bibulou* friend*.
The St. Loul* American* want Ten
Million. '
No. not dollar*, Ju*t a ball player.
And hi* laat name I* Million and his
first n*m* Ten. Or that'* what they
say, anyhow. He I* a member of the
University of Washington team and le
said to have set the tall grass afire out
on the Pacific slope. Hedge* ha* of
fered two thousand plunk* for him,
which I* surely very Uttle for Ten Mil
lion.
Montgomery has made a lively start
In the ml campaign by grabbing a
lot of players. Four secured lately
were Clarence Brooks, a catcher. w»
cured froty Spokane; William Elwort
~ S>,:
ltd
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-I- ALL-WESTERN TEAM. 4-
* By Walter Eckereall. +
+ •»
•I- First Team. 4-
4- Welle, Michigan Right end. +
4- Edmund*. Michigan. .Right tackle. 4-
4- Butler, Illinois.. ....Right guard. 4*
4- Twist, Illinois Center. 4*
4- Benbrook, Michigan...Left guard. 4-
4- Walker, Minnesota... .Left tackle. 4-
4- Borieeke, Michigan.. / ..Left end. 4-
4- MeGovemor, Mlneeotk 4-
4- Quarterback. 4-
4- back 4-
4- Seller. Illinois 4-
4- Right halfback. 4-
4- Mogldeohn, Michigan 4*
...Left halfback. 4-
Johnson, Minnesota.. ..Fullback. 4-
t», mint:
A Few Explanations as
To “Why Is Heisman?”
WIGGLESWORTH.
This man rather messed up things
for Harvard In the game for Yale, but
In the main he played good football
tbla season.
topekaTs
CRAWFISHY
Backs Down on MoLaurin Deal.
This Player and Others To
Be Sold Soon.
And after all th* Atlanta baseball
club did not se)I.McLaurin‘to Topeka.
The Topeka • manager accepted At
lanta's" term* by wire. When th® con
tract waa sent on to b* signed Topek*
did a crawfish turn. The club -preel
dent refused to back up the manager.
And there the deal atlcks.
MoLaurin and several other Atlanta
playere will be (old eoon. Atlanta got
euch a «later of men on the draft that
It le necessary to egt rid of some of
them.
Aa eoon as some players have been
sold Manager Jordan will buy a pitcher
he has hod hU eyes on for a good while.
He has an option on the man and will
close It In good time.
Manager Jordan will probably go to
New York for the meeting of the Na
tional league, and It la barely poestbte
that President Heisman will accompa
ny him. At this meeting Jordan may
dote a deal or two.
KNOX BREAKS RECORD.
Los Angeles, Cel., Nev. 28.—A Knox
car, driven by Joe Nlkrent, fairly set
the track nil re hero yesterday, going
five miles In the record time (for a
stock car) of *:t0 3-6. and covering 74
miles in one hour.
The summary:
First Race—Five miles, big stock
cars: Knox won. 1:89 3-1: Bulck. sec
ond; Cutting, thlid.
Second Race—Stock core, 301-480
close, 6 miles: Bulck, Loul* Nlkrent,
first, 4:18 3-8; Cutting, second; Frank
lin. third.
Third Race—Five mile*, pursuit
race; stock cars. 181-331 close: Staver-
Chlcago won, 4:14; Oakland, eecond;
Ford, third.
Fourth Race—Handicap. • 8 miles,
free-for-all: Knox won, 4:84 3-8; Bta-
ver-Chlcsgo, second; Duro, third.
Fifth Rsce—Second hour of the two-
hour free-for-all: Knox, first, 148mll*s;
Cutting, eecond. 137 miles; Parry, third,
113 miles.
A recent attack of a local paper on
J. W. Heisman. coach of the Georgia
School of Technology and president of
the Atlanta Baseball association, has
called forth a flurry of communica
tions and resolutions, some of which
are herewith presents..':
Tech Association Takts Aotlon.
November 38, 1010.
Whereas, Our attention ha* been di
rected to an-artlcle published In a local
paper under the caption of “Why le
Heleman," and,
‘‘Whereas, Said article Involves the
athletic association to th® extent of
what we consider an unwarranted at
tempt to dictate Ita affairs; therefore
be It
Resolved, That the board of director*
of the athletic association of tho Geor
gia School of Technology hereby ex<
presses Its entire disapproval of above
mentioned article, believing aa It does
that thlk board Is Quits competent to
conduct Its own affairs. That It hereby
serves notice that It will not be Influ
enced by anonymous or general charges
against an official, but In simple jus
tlco, any Charges against on official, In
order to receive consideration, must be
specific and be accompanied by evi
dence to auataln them. Be It further
Resolved, That this board hereby ex
presses It* sympathy for and confidence
In Mr. Heleman In this unwarranted
attaok, and that a copy of these reso
lutions be spread on the minutes of this
meeting and that copies be mailed to
Mr. Heisman and to The Constitution,
The Journal and The Georgian for pub
lication.
(Slgled.)
BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
Athletic Association Georgia School of
Technology. .
Whet Mr. Heleman Says.
To the Public:
My attention ho* been called to an
article which appeared on the sporting
page of a local paper which asks, "Whi
le Heleman 7"
Th* answer to that question I leave
to thoge Interested, and I have time
merely to point out the untruths In the
article.
First of all, I have not the “Irons In
the fire” .which the writer alleges. For
Instance:
It Is untrue that I coach,'or ever
coached, professional teams of any
kind.
It Is untrue that I teach, or ever
taught, tor money baseball and football
or either of them, by correspondence.
It le untrue that I am a theatrical
booking agent.
I have only two businesses or occu
pations of any kind. One Is to coach
tho Tech athletic team* and th* other
Is to act a* president of th* Atlanta
Baseball association. These do not
conflict In any way, for In the spring
the college baseball season come* to a
closs Just about th* time th* profes
sional season get* Into full swing. In
Its turn ths professional season corns*
to a close exactly at the time the col
lege football season start* In Septem
ber.
It I* untrue that I delay the tlm* of
the commencement of th* game*—tor
any reason whatsoever. I have abso
lutely nothing to do with the time of
the commencement of the games, ths
price* charged or any detail of th*
scheduling, management or financial
operation of any of the college gome*.
In both the above mentioned line* of
work I receive a straight, fiat salary;
so I fall utterly to understand th* al
lusion to my "commercialism." The
Intimation that I do, or ever did, ma
nipulate the operation of either of
these vocation* In a “grafting" way, or
to reap personal, pecuniary advantage,
I* a libel worthy only of one who seem*
ashamed to sign hi* name thereto.
It I* most untrue that I dominate th*
official* of th’* game* or that I try to
do so. Th* official* themselves will
stamp this ns Idls and silly.
It Is untrue that I am ths "athlstle
poo-bah"—whatsvsr that Is—of Atlsn
to. Neither do I wish to he.
In the broadeet sense, I labor fnr the
beet Interesta of those who employ me,
bo ter a* ray admittedly limited knowl
edge and abilities permit. I endeavor
to do my duty by them os I see It. And
with the best energise that both my
head and heart can command I (hall
continue so to act.
The opinion of thos* Institutions with
which I am most happily and most for
tunately connected being essentially
different from that of ths author of
“Why Is Heisman 7” I propose for ths
future to treat with silent contempt all
such publications as the one herein die-
llgned) J. W. HEISMAN.
Baseball Assoolation Satisfied.
J. W. Heisman, Esq., Atlanta, Go.:
Dear Sir—In an article in one of the
Atlanta papers concerning you, we no-
tic* some reference to your connection
with the Atlanta Baseball association.
You did not seek the position of
president of th* Atlanta Baseball OX
FORD CO. SHOWS CUTAWAY MOTOR
a third baseman, with Toledo last sea
son; Joe Bills, a utility man, from
Wllkeabarre, and Harry Hammond, s
pitcher, from Sioux City. All four are
considered good men and may perhaps
make fine players In ths Southern
league. Brooks, the catoher. Is a .300
bitter; Bills I* said to be an excellent
utility man, having led the Eoitern
league last season In hitting; Elwort
Is a fast third baseman and a .300 hit
ter; Hammond, the pitcher, won 78 per
cent of his gams* for th* Sioux City
team last year.
soclatlon, but, on the contrary, we
•ought you out and requested you to
accept this position some three yean
•go. You have performed the duties
of this office to the entire satisfaction
of ths Atlanta Baseball association and
Its stockholders and directors. We se
lected you as president of the baseball
association because we considered you
entirely competent for tbls place, both
on account of your business ability and
baseball knowledge. Your performance
of the duties of this office has proven
that our opinion In regard to you was
entirely correct, and we have found you
In addition to be n man of Integrity,
honorable In all of your doallnga and
closely attentive to tho duties of ths
position. Ws are so much satisfied
with you as president of the bnaeboll
association that It la our earnest with
that you shall continue In this position
as long aa It remains mutually satis
factory.
In-writing this letter, we speak as
officers of ths association, as a ma
jority of the board of directors and as
representatives of ths owners of the
entire capital stock of the club. Yours
very truly,
ATLANTA
TION.
(Signed).
P. 8. Arkwright, Vice President; T.
K. Glenn, Secretary.
Some Real Food
For “the Scrubs”
By INNIB BROWN.
A feed, man, a feed!
That's ths hunch which was passed
around among th* members of the re
serve football squad, better known as
the "scrubs," out at Tech Friday and
Saturday. And that hunch was a fat
sufficiency kind reader.
Said feed took place at th* M. and M.
BASEBALL AB80CIA-
O’FLAHERTY.
Here la another of Harvard's backs
field msn.
O R P HE U M
This picture shows the chassis of a Ford car, with "cut-away'' motor,
which icon display at ths Ford show roomo on Peachtree-st. Tho
chassis is paintsd cream color, with cearlot trimmings, and it is an es
pecially handsome exhibit. The chassis is msuntsd on a stand and ths
•ngins is driven by a small slsctric motor. Whan it it in operation tho in
ner workings of the Ford motor can readily bs assn and undsrstood.
“THE SERVANT IN THE
HOUSE”
Prsssntsd by ths
Hsnry Miller Associate Pliyara
Prices—Mat. 25c to II. Night 2So to
Seals! Fri.-Sat I Prices
NOW] Sat. Matinee |S0ctO$2
MRS. FISKE
in "Becky Sharp"
Six Nights Precisely at I P. M.
December 5 to 10
tfatlne* WednueUr and Saturday
at * P. M.
Klaw * IJrlanger'* (Jreater
HEM
200 Poonle—Special Orchestra.
Eight Horses In Uses Scene.
Seat Hal* Thursday. Pries*: Low
er Floor, 11.CO end 12; Balcony, It
sod 11.60: Uallory. 80s and Me. No
seats laid said*. No phone orders
taken. Moll orders filled when sale
club, and ths lesser lights were thsr*
some 10 strong, not to mention Coaches
Heisman, Roberts, Shields, Alexander,
Professor Randls and Assistant Man
ager Hall. The assemblage ran the full
gamut of a decidedly anti-football
menu, from ths meek and lowly oyitei
to the demi-tasse thins, ami not ones
did the bunch fall to gain the required
dlatAnco.
A flow of oratory of ths kind general
ly. labeled "genuine." broke In whore,
the feed left off, and some stellar per
formances were pulled off In this line
also. Most everybody wo* called on.
and most everybody responded. It wm
a celebration by and for those who ar<
not overtaxed with celebrations, and 11 .
any semblance of ennui broke In, li
was not evident. Those boys enJoyrO
themselves thoroughly and they shown!
more spirit than It has been ths privi
lege of the average Atlantan to witneni
In several moons. •
Three Night*, Beginning Monday»
November 18. Matinee Tueedey.
LIEBLER A Co. PRESENT
WILTON LAOKYE
IN HIS GREATEST SUCCESS
“THE BATTLE”
Price*—Night, 28c to $1.60. Metl*
nee* 25c to $1.00. Seate celling.
DECEMBER 1, 2 AND S.
Thursday, Friday end Saturday.
Saturday Matinee.
Clyde Flteh’a Satirical Comedy
GIRLS
Prlc**—Night, 26c to $1.00. Mat*
Inee. 25c to $1.00. A few choice
seat* at $1.50.
ATLANTA'S BUSY THEATER
If A 7. and MIGHT
sTHE MAID OF MYSTERY"
Five Armunif — Clark Sc Bergman
EvaMudge, A.O.Duncan and Othere
LYRIC,
THIS WEEK
Mat*. Tue*.. Thur*.,$at
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