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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NBWSi SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1911.
Battles on Many Gridirons Saturday Will
Test the Strength of the Greatest Teams
GEORGIAN’S DOUBLE PA
Saturday's Football
South.
Tech v». Mercer, at Atlanta.
Georgia va. Sewanee, at Athena.
Tenneaeee vs. Maryville, at Knoxville.
Olemaon ra. Howard, at Clemeon.
South Carolina va. Florida, at Co
lumbia.
Auburn va. Texaa A. A M., at Dallas.
L 8. U. va. Tulane, at New Orleana.
Central Kentucky va. Vanderbilt, at
Naahvllle.
V. M. I. va. Randolph-Macon, at Lex
ington.
Davldaon, at
W. A L. va.
ton.
North Carolina
Charlotte.
Eaat.
Yale va. Army, at West Point.
Penn va. Brown, at Philadelphia.
Howard va. Amherat, at Cambridge.
Princeton va. Navy, at Annapolla.
Cornell va. W. A J.. at Ithaca.
Dartmouth va. Wllllame, at Hanover.
Carlisle va. Pltteburg, at Plttaburg.
Lafayette va. Syracuse, at Byracuae.
Swarthmore va. Stevena, at Hoboken.
Penn State va. Vlllanova, at Belle
fonte.
Lehigh va Urslnus, at South Bethle
hem.
Trinity va. Colgate, at Utica.
Yale Freahmen va. Exeter, at New
Haven.
Harvard Freahmen va. Andover, at
Ahdnver.
Penn Freahmen va. Dean, at Phila
delphia.
Watt.
llllnola va Chicago, at Chicago.
Nebraaka va. Mlnneaota, at Mlnneap-
olla.
Wlaconaln va. Rtpon, at Madlaon.
Michigan va. Ohio State, at Ann Ar
bor.
Indiana va. Northwestern, at Bvans-
ton.
St. Loula va. DePauw, at St. Loula.
Wabaah va. Marquette, at Milwaukee.
Hanover va. Kentucky State, at Han
over.
Roae Poly va. Earlham, at Terre
Haute.
Purdue va. Lafayette, at Lafayette.
Kaneae va. Kaneaa Aggies, at Law
rence.
Colorado va. Colorado Aggjea, at Col
orado Springe.
THEY ARE HERE FOR A GAME WITH THE JACKETS
Reading from left to right, the men etanding are S. W. Granada,
Into, contort J, W. Foxworth, halfbackt Heron
MERCER FOOTBALL 8QUAD.
INNIS BROWN PICKS WINNERS
IN SATURDAY'S FOOTBALL mi
Georgia Has a Shade on Sewanee in the South's
est Battle—Vanderbilt Will Defeat Central of Kenti
The Jackets Will Bo Easy Winners Over Mercer—Cl
Will Defeat Howard and Texas A. and M. Look Life
Winners in the Fight With Auburn.
By INNIS BROWN,
With the uaual preliminary battles
on the gridiron about out of the way,
Saturday eeee the beginning of real
hostilities, and the results of games
echeduled for today will begin the
weeding out of some of the teams that
were figured as contenders for first
honors at the beginning of the season
The premier contest for this section
will be tip mill between Georgia and
Sewanee, scheduled to take place on
Sanford field Since that gruelling
contest played on the sun-baked field at
Sewanee last fall. In which the Tigers
slipped ahead by the meager margin of
three points, the Red and Black clan
has had Its mind set on retaliation of
a pronounced type. Saturday the
Athenian warriors will have their
chance, and right well do they figure
to avail themselves of It.
Any
come of this game
purely on speculation, since the teams
have not had a common opponent thus
far this season. And likewise any dope
very liable to go wrong, as Is fre
quently. the case, because In the par
lance of turfmen, football teams rarely
run true to form, based on. past per
formances. However, here's a tip that
the Red and Black will cop the coin.
This may seem a little out of line, but
y prognostication as to the out-
ot this game Is, of course, based
It goes, without any attempt to go In'o
whys and wherefores
detail as to the
Here, In Atlanta, one contender for
stato honors will be eliminated, when
ure last year by a decisive ,
are said to have another »r,
With the sendees of
runners ae Morrison and H» r
hind a dependable line, the
Black should cash.
At this angle It |,
any real line on how the team
will finish, but at the same ttr
has been shown to Indicate li
way what may be expected
performances of last Saturi
bama displayed more tnan &
team In this section, accordlni
has been expected from the
that was said to obtain at th
nlng of the season. The
against Georgia was most pi
Alabama supporters. How,
lowers of the Red and Black
little dismay over the outcon.
game, for the Alabama delegai
team that may make the best
hustle.
Coach Graves attended the ,
tween South Carolina and t>
the 7th, and after the gan
marked that If he could stop
ter he would give ('unnlnghai
a run for their money. 11.
without the redoubtable Kid
however, and at any rate he
succeed In stopping MeWhor
all reports give the big. husk
more the lion's share of the c
the Georgia victory.
Auburn, with big John Davit
Ward, assistant ooaohi M. A. Smith, managsr. Those kneeling are Dr.
halfback. Thosa sitting ars J. T. Zellers (captain)., and) Lacn MeKnight, i
Georgia and Sewanee Teams
Are Well Matched For Game
By QU8 C. EDWARDS.
Athens, Ga., Oct. 21.—Now that
Georgia-Sewanee fame.
_ me. It II „„
comparison of tha teams
come nearer arriving at what tha raault
of tha gama In Athena Saturday will be.
Tha line-up of tha two teams for tha
gama la aa follow*:
Georgia.
Covington, e..
Lucas, Ig
Peacock, rg
Harrell. It
Maddox, rt.
Conklin, la...
.. . .Btortey, Ig.
. .McCollum, rg.
MeCalltim,
_ . . ...Gafior,
Parish, rt.
CJlUem, fa.
Powell, ra McClannahan, ra.
Woodruff, qb Mytra. qb.
Malone, Ih ....Eckert, Ih.
Bowden, rh Daxhalmar, rh.
McWhorter, fb Swain* fb.
norier, id ...owwin* m.
First consider tha position at center.
Ilolt, of Kewanae. I. unknown to Georgia.
Neither I. hi. w.lght known. Covington,
who oppose, him, w.lgh. ISO pound..
H. has had ona year’s experience on th*
vanity.
Htoney and McCallum, tha 8awanM
S lants, are veterans of last year's teal
ppoaed to thi
one vetenn
hem are Lucae and Peacock,
and ona scrub. In weight
. on a par.
. is tackles. Against Harrell
and Maddox, of Georgia, wa And Oallor
* *~ UaivntiaJu tints' Innbin Vsi r.
Harrell,
W.
the veteran <
men, the conelualon _. ....
teems are about avenly matched at these
positions. On tha line, we fli* three vet
eran. on each eqimd. Tho weights of tho
line, an about oqual.
Regarding tha and positions, Sewanea
has Ulllem opposed to Conkltn and Mc
Clannahan oppoaad to PowsU. UIU<
weighs 1M pounds and la very fast and
heavy and la without doubt tha bast punt
klckar th. South has over seen. Conklin,
hla opposite on tha Gaorgla team, who
was a substitute on last year’s vanity,
weighs only 160 pounds. There le no
guestloning tha ability of these
McClannahan la ptayfng hla fir
pounds.
Iclghta, weighing
hu b«en devel-
a *t»r game at tackle. Hla fa*t.
slra playing has made him equally
as good as Olutra. Powell, tbs man who
opposes him atOeorgia, Is an
quarterback, who waa lnsllgll
ba man
1 old Auburn
Itbla to play
leorgta last yaar. McClannahan has
It on Row all In walght hy about 10 pounds.
So at tha ends Bewaneo baa the advan
tage, and In present day football thla Is
one of tha most Important positions on
In ‘vJtMlg Sewanoa'a holding at quar
terback against that of Georgia, we And
Captain Myers opposed to Captain Wood
ruff. Both of these men are veterans of
three years experience. Myers baa play
ed on three championship teams at 8a-
wanae, but ha has never been noted aa
star player. He te a atrong, steady
lyar. brilliant at times, but his brilliant
„ lying has been overshadowed by the
work of hla team-mates. In Woodruff
player, t
playing
He
Georgia has a most valuable man.
has experience and ability. For three
years ha has bean a star at Oeorgta, and
now In finishing hie fourth year, Georgia
ts expecting him to ba at hla beet. Wood
ruff without doubt excels Myers, altho
Myers outweighs him by at laaat ~
pounds.
Georgia Students
Hold Big Rally
vary fast* esnarianeaft
players who were noted In their "j
nays as * ‘ J —
prep' 1
_ being two of the beat In their
section of the state. Georgia meets this
■peed with weight, In the persons of Ma
state,
tight, In
|U|I« as It 14 ouWlftn, aDu !••• a voui a we assw
figuring gives neither team an advantage.
At fullback Hewanee presents SwaTn.
Whorter. -
belongs to Georgia.
Humming up the qualities of tha two
teams, the lines of tne two are equal In
strength. At the ends Sewanee has a
better show. At quarterback Georgia li
superior. At halfback Sewanee U by fai
better, but at fullback Georgia la atrong
er than Sewanee. Thus when the t two
aa equally matched aa
played on a Southern gridiron, and
impoaalbla to figure out a probabU
suit. It promisee to be ona of tha
gamas of the season and oertatnly one of
tne best games of football aver played In
Athens.
Crucial Day For
Western Elevens
Chicago, Oot. 21.—This Is * crucial
day for the contenders tor tbs Wsstern
football ohamptonshlp. Tbs Chicago
Illinois contest at Marshall Ftald Is tne
most notable of the games, aa the de
feated eleven will ba eliminated from
further consideration for the big lead
ershtp.
The clash between Indiana and
Northwestern at Evanston Is second In
Importance. Minnesota will tackle Ita
old foe, Nebraska, and tha result of
this game Is being watched with great
Interest.
Wisconsin tackles an unknown In
Colorado university and Mlohtgan will
meet Ohio. It should be a good teat for
the Wolverines.
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By QU8 EDWARDS,
Athens, Ga. Oot. 21.—All Is In readi
ness here for the great Goorgla-Sc-
wanes football game which comes on
Sanford Held thla afternoon at I o'clock.
As far as Is known, both teams enter
the contest In perfect physical condi
tion. Tho Georgia team went thru a
hard
an* 1 _ _ __
afternoon. Georgia fully realises th,
strength of the opposing team. In Oil
lem's punting ability Ilea their greates
fear, and for this reason tbs squad on
tars the gome feeling that tha odds ars
slightly against Georgia. No changes
have been reported In the line-ape ae
eent out from here yesterday.
Tho business house, of Athene will
Tech I* ready to meet the Mercer
team at Ponce DeLeon at 3 o'clock
Saturday afternoon when the Baptists
will attempt to hold them down to a
closer score than that of laet year. It
I, no longer a question of who will win
_ — — tlio struggle, for tho Meroer boys thom-
scrlmmage Thursday afternoon* selves admit thot they expect nothing
a light ^Signal practice yesterday but defeat It la a question of the sit,
" ‘ " " ' ‘ of the score.
The Yellow Jacket, tilmmed the Ten
nessee boys lest Saturday by a healthy
margin, and have been working bard
all the week. The Citadel cadets, of
hepp;.
Iowa:
a busy one. Saturday,
officials of the game are as fal-
Referee, Hamilton, Vanderbilt,'
100, Carllele.
Many alumni and out-of-town visit
ors era In Athena this afternoon for the
game.
Laet night one of the greatest college
rallies of the year was held In the uni
versity chapel. Thera le no doubt but
tbat enough enthusiasm was generated
to carry Georgia thru today's conflict
with colon flying. Georgia works ae
hard from the elds line and rooters'
stand as from the Held. Every man
at the university figures In Georgia
victories. Last night speeches were
made and prophecies handed out by
athletta men and students In reneral
that carried with them but one Idea—
‘‘Georgia must defeat Sewanee." And
when tha university bond started up
“Olory to Old Georgia" everybody In
tha house looked a. Joyful aa a Lucy
Cobb recaption.
World Series
At Philadelphia:
gome: rain.
GlanU-Athletlcs; no
YELLOW JACKETS WILL WALLOP
MERCER BOYS AT PONCE DELEON
ay, and since then many of
Mercer's team have been Injured In
practice and can not participate In Sat
urday’s conteet,
It looks now as If Tech will not only
have a walk-over, but will roll up a
■core even larger than that of 1310.
which woe 48 to 0. The Jackets play
ing the same game they did against
Tennessee should easily score 34 points
In each of the first two quarters, but
In the latter half of the gnme It Is a
toss up as to what Tech will do. Her
work In tho lost half of any game has
been an uncertain quantity, however It
la safe to wager that Mercer will not
score a touchdown on the Jarkets,
The big game starts at 3 o’clock,
but at 3-30 the Jacket scrubs will line
up against the G. M. A. team, and play
the first half. The second half of the
scrub game will come between the
halves of the big gome, thus cutting out
the snake dance of the Tech rooters
at that time. There Is no extra chan
prove more Interesting than the other,
for the a. M. A. boya are more evenly
matched against the Jacket scrubs than
Mercer Is against the varsity.
Here Is the probable line-up:
Tech. Position. Mercer.
Loeb Center Grice
Leuhrmann.. Left Gunrd Helnehan
Means Right Guard ....Forrester
Elmer Left Tackle Kelley
Sinclair,
Colley..,. Right Tackle Mltla
Sanches Left End Jameson
Black Right End Strlbllng
Coleman and Zellars (Capt.) and
Alexander.. Quarterback Cook
Gone Left Halfback ..MeKnight
Cook Right Halfback Irwin
Patterson (Capt) Fullback Quinn
That Tale-Army Struggle Is
Saturday’s Greatest Game
smashing attack against
Tech and Mercer hook up for their an- T‘“
nuol contest. It requires no deep In- J2SSS „ OP £? n “? t ;;„n. T o
sight to forecast that tha Jackets will
get away with the big end of the icore.
However, it will be no surprise to see
the Baptists hold them to a closer
score than they did last year. When
Coach Stroud landed In Atlanta with
his braves last season the tip had been
handed around that they had a fairly
good chance of turning the trick which
they hod never been able to pull off
before by trimming the Jackets’ wings.
Thuy bumped Into an unfortunate sit
uation by locking with the locals when
they were ready to put up their best
gome, and were frazzled by a score of
45 to 0.
Over In Clsmaon, the Carolina Tigers
will take on the Howard delegation.
On lost Saturday the Carolinians .suf
fered a clear defeat at the hands of an
Alabama delegation, but It was a far
classier outfit than that which will bat
tle at Clemton Saturday. Frank Dob
son has sa game a bunch of light
weights ss one would care to see. From
all reports Howard wilt outweigh the
Tigers by a few pounds, but It Is our
tho decision.
On the first of two Invasions of Tex
as, Auburn will tackle Texas A. and M.
at Dallas. Last ttason, tbs Auburnltea
varsity of Texas, which wne In turn
trounced by A. and M. This year the
Lone Star farmer, are said to have
their usual' strong team, and the Ala
bama plainsmen will have to hustle
some to get by with their bacon. This
game looks like A. and M. from a long
guess.
Vanderbilt will tackle Central of
Kentucky tn the first game between
these two teams for several aeaaons.
The Kentuckians took Sewanee’s mens-
showed a lot of stuff In toari
the line, Just as they alwayi
aalde from that they pullet I
worth mentioning. It may be t
did not need to, but aside froi
nice sprints by Quarterback
and some clever booting by Rip
the wards of Donohue display)
tng further than the classy
Davis. There will be nu nppi
of siting this bunch up with ttr
teams In this section until they
against Tech. They follow
against Georgia a short time ah
and It Is likely that the
thlnk over before the Gnat
blows In these games.
Sewanee has yet to show »hi
really do. Thus far the Tip
confined themselves to lam
few prep teams. Report* ti
mountain are to the effect that
pie has In Myers, Eckert i
helmer a sot of backs that i
pare favorably with the back
of last season, composed of ban;
era and Ward. The work of
Browne will be sadly mlMd.k
and It Is not likely that th
back field will measure up to ‘
son’s representatives. They v
ever, still have the services of
Glllem. This fellow Is easily
punter In the South, and Is
the best man at landing IU
It he gets In hailing distant
day, the Red and Black bad bet
n close vigil on his mighty rig
and It Is not Impossible that hit
ness In this line may decide the
However, when this earnest e
of the two win be eliminated fra
side-ration for first place, nix'
settled fact that some battle <
been fought ere a decision Is rt
West Point, N. Y„ Oot, 21.—Yalt and
the Army ware as eager as hounds on
the leaah to got at each other In the big
irellmlnary clash on the gridiron here
day, he was far from being
tton. having auffered all the week from
a bad cold, which kept him out of prac
tice.
Homer Grice, Mercer’s Center,
Is Certainly Some Husky Man
There were a number of cripples on
the teem when the Eli's squad arrived
hore thla forenoon from New York olty.
where they had spent the night. Yale
hoped to retrieve lost year's defeat, when
the Army won by 8 to 3, but the Army
athletrs were confident that they would
repeat the victory.
There were 36 men In the Yale squad
which arrived here. It waa Field's plan
of battle to rely to a large extent on
drop kicking.
Dnvo Fultz, the former Brown uni
versity player, waa selected to umpire
and
elty
Carl Williams, of the Unlver-
By DUDLEY GLASS.
If there's any huskier oentsr In any
Georgia football squad than Homer L.
Grice, of Meroer, trot him out for the
white man'a hope. For Grice Is some
Tha average man on the street doesn't
associate football with religion, but It
waa faith In hla calling and not the
hope of a gridiron success that sent
Grice to Mercer. He Isn't any raw boy,
either, for he muat be around the 30-
year-old mark.
Three yeara ago Homer Grice was a
railway mall clerk running between At
lanta and Alabama point,, making hla
trip every night and sleeping In the
day time. When he wasn't sorting let
ters or slumbering he was studying
theology—Baptist theology. For he had
made up hla mind that the ministry
needed a few more stalwart expounders
I of the Scriptures, and felt that It was
j up to him to respond. He saved hts
i money, told his fellow mall clerks
I announce myself a candidate
for council from the Third ward,
subject to the Democratic pri
mary October 28. Your vote
and support will be appreciated.
I. 0. CLARK.
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ting and the sentiment was mlxe_.
line-up aa announced before the game
woe as follows:
West Point. Yale.
Gillespie, le Travers, le.
Devore, it Scully, It.
Arnold, Ig. Childs, Ig.
8tbert, c Ketcham, c.
Huston, rg. McDevItt, rg.
Weyland, rt Paul. rt.
Hogs, re. Avery, re.
Hyatt, qb. Howe, qb.
Brown, Ih Reilly, Ih.
Benedict, rh Spalding, rh.
Dean, fb Phllbln, fb.
The football Held was slow from rain,
but this was a condition that gave ad
vantage to neither side.
The cadets had practiced hard for tho
contest; In fact, scrimmaging was so
strenuous yesterday that Littlejohn
opened an old sprain and had to give
way to Weyland. A large crowd ar
rived thie morning, many army officers
coming to witness tha struggle.
Athletics Have Outplayed Gian
In First Three Games of Set
In ths world's championship series
thus far the Athletics have shown
themselves the better team In every
particular, excepting on the bases. In
this department the Giants have been
a little superior, more because of the
dumb work of the Quakers than by
any extraordinary brilliancy on the
part of the Giants.
In team hitting the Giants have
batted for Just .148. while the Ath
letics have done a little better, aver
aging .180. In fleldlng the Quakers
have an average of .818, while the
Manhattanites have averaged .839.
There la little to choose between the
teams In this regard, but what ad
vantage there Is lies with the Athlet
lea.
Rush For Tickets
To Savannah Races
8svannsh, Ga, Oct. 21.—With the
(1r«t day that boxes were put on sale
for the Vanderbilt and Grand Prise
races during Thanksgiving week 52
boxes were reserved. There was also
a great rush for reserved seats, and the
advance asle of these, as well as the
boxes, was more than twice aa large
as on tho first day of the sale for the
two previous Grand Prise races. Indi
cating that the races this year will be
much more largely attended than the
previous ones. Harvey Granger, presi
dent of the Savannah Automobile club,
has charge of the sale of boxee, while
reservations should be made thru S. E.
Theus, chairman, at Savannah. Every
mall la heavy with requests for boxes
and seats. The same prices as here
tofore will prevail, namely: Boxes, ftO
each, and reserved seats. $2 each, good
for both days of the racing.
It has been the Individual hitting of
Baker that has counted most In the
two victories of the Athletics. Baker
has hit safely live times out of twelve
trips to the plate, an average of .417,
and for a total of eleven bases. Col-
tins Is next In line with an average of he has put up!
COMPOSITE SCORE OF WORLD’8 SERIES GAMES.
Batting
H 2B SB HR TB SB SH 80 BB Ave. Pp
.364.
Of the players who hnv
In every game of the eerie* M
next up with .300, Snodgrau ~
are tied at .250, and Barry
sog follow with .222 each,
the only other .200 hitter of th<
lars. Oldrtng, after Mushing
couple gf two-bagger* In th* fir
failed to get another hit ami
average of .167.
Larry Doyle Is a gnat alia
ment. He has batted for Jw
John Devore has done no b**tt
Briscoe Lord is still worse *
an average of .077. Murray,
and Murphy have failed to g»
Both In the Infield and tre
the Athletics have shown th*
er work, Fletcher and Herz*.g,
Giants, falling down badly It.
game. Thus far Snodgra**. tn*
reviled, has done the best won
the outfielders, and the young;t
nlan deserves sreat credit for t,.
GIANTS. AB
Devore. If 11 <
Doyle, 2b
Snodgrass, cf....
Murray, rf
Merkle, lb
10 0
1
l
.091
.091
11
2 l .200 29
Fletcher, ss 11
Meyers, c 10
Mathewson. p... 6
Marqu&rd, p.«.. 2
Crandall, p I
3 •*?? ! f
0 .000 0 7 ,1
'Becker
0 0 0 8 0 8
0 .0*0 o .1
Totals
0 17 3 3 34
147 34 41
MV
ATHLETICS. AB R H 3B 3B HR TB SB 8H SO BB Ave. PO A
Lord. If II 1 t 0 0 0 t 0 0 4 0 .077 9 I
Oldrlns, cf II 0310040110 .147 jj J
Collins, 3b 11 3 4 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 1 .144 7 U
gsewf.::::: il
Barry, sa 0
6 0 0 3 1
ISM
3 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 4
.260 28
.222 3
.000 21
.260
.323
0 .000 0 2
0 .000
Totals ...100 7 19
2 29 2 2 14 1 .190 84 33
* Batted for Mathewson In elevsnth Inning of third game.
7 Inning*
tn
8truck^ out—By Mathewson. 8 (OkSrlng. 3: Lord, 2; Murphy. Baker, j
by Marquard. 4 (Lord, Baker, darry. Plank); fey Crandall. 2 (FJabk. * ' .
Bender. II (Snodgrass, 2: Fletcher, 2: Mathewson, 2; Merkle. 2: Murray
Herzog); by Plank. • (tfevore, 4; Marquard. 2; inodgraas. Murray). b>
7 (Snodgrass, 2; Devore, Herzog. Myers, Mathewson,"Doyle).
Bases on balls—Off Mathewson, l (Collins); off Bender, 3 (Devore
Doyle): off Coombe, 4 (Herzog, Murray. Merkle, Snodgrass).
Left on baiea—Athletics, IS: Giants, II. . M
Hit by pltchsd ball—By Bender, t (Snodgrass, 2): by Plank. 1 (Snodg
Passed bail—Myers.
Wild pitch—Marquard.
First base on errora—Athletics. 4; Giants, 2.
W^lS^&'^n'^stttdml tragus); Dlnsra and
(American league).
Score by Innings: ... cat
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