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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1911.
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Sensational Six-Day Bicycle Race Is Now
Drawing to a Close—Ends Saturday Night
CLUB HOUSE AND GOLF COURSE AT THE BROOKWO6D CLUB
B. C. Hupp has again startled the automobile world with his announce-
the S. 8. models of the R-C-H line. These models are equipped
• THESE PICTURES SHOW SCENES AT ATLANTA'S NEW COUNTRY CLUB WHICH IS SOON TO BE OPENED.
The left ana center pictures snow general scenes on the club property and give an Idea of the sort of lahd (and water) which will be used for the golf course. On the right Is a view of the
tub house. »
NTA MONICA MAV SET
GRAND PRIZE CONTEST
Angeles Would Like to Get Event That Savannah Intends
issing Up—Barney Oldfield Takes a Shot at the Man
ner in Which Things Were Run in, the Forest City.
By BARNEY OLDFIELD.
(Copyright, Ull, by Barney Oldfield.)
Where will the Vanderbilt cup and the Grand Prize race, be run In 1912?
In my r
rear,m thl* question has arisen In mir mind and will without doubt
iked throughout motoring circles shortly Is because there is little
that there will be another racing carnival In or near Savannah next
Tills new. will surprise many well Informed automoblllsts who have
Idered that the hustling Georgians solved the road racing problem when
provided an excellent course, well policed and promised that visitors
d he (airly treated during the carnival period. The real reason there
not bo a 1912 race near Savannah is that with all the gouging and ovfer-
Jins the citizens and business concerns were guilty of the recent meet
TANKS WANT
EX-CRACKER
Al Burch, the Armless Wonder,
Desired as an Infielder by
Irwin, of Highlanders.
New York, D»o. 16.—Rrank Farrell’s
New Tork American club Is trying to
secure Al Burch.
»lot of money and up to date there has been no scramble between the
He ‘ ‘ ‘ —
bers of the automobile club or business organizations to see who could
up the amount of the deficit.
The arst week I was In Savannah things went fine. It was two weeks
re the racing dates. But as sobn as the crowds began pouring In rates
hotel accommodations soared sky high and restaurants put out new bills
re on which the prices were trebled In many Instances. Newspaper
re. usually protected by reception committees, were "stung” Just as
as the most hapless victim. Nlhe-1 " " ' *
tm strongly In favor of the Grand Prize race going to Los Angeles, but
Vanderbilt event should stay In the East. In the first place. It Is a most
lie plan to pull the two races oft less than, two months apart. In the
nd place, the name of Vanderbilt, which spells magic In portions of the
, dot s not mean anything to the people of the West. The Vanderbilt
should either be abandoned altogether or be assigned to Philadelphia to
on In conjunction with the Fairmont park race or over tbs Fairmont
. as the Vanderbilt cup race. There Is no questioning the fact that
arc far too many racing events. It should be a survival of the fittest-
idslphla has shown that It can run a big road race in an almost per-
marmor. / New York has shown clearly that It can not do the same,
ould simply be a question of whether or not the Quaker City crowd
d accept the Vanderbilt trophy In place, of their Founder’s trophy.
Ths Chicago Motor club Is s most progressive organisation In the race
notlna line. The club had Its fling nt the National Stock' Chassis Cham-
ship race on two occasions. Last August every ono but the stock car
tics realised that the day of stpek car racing Is over. What Is the mat-
Ith giving Chicago the Vanderbilt race to be run In August as a eub-
te o ■ Improvement on the stock chassis event? Or why not give
leap.ills a chance at the Vanderbilt? The Northwesteraers certainly
r how to pull off big events as well as the motorists of any section,
the South be contented with Its Mardi Gras speed carnival and the
h meet which should be held annually at Jacksonville. t
tenths of the visitors went away
the town declaring they would never return. I remained In Savan-
for almost a week After the Grand Prize race and am qualified to speaR
ipotlight before and during the races are now trying to "pass 1
ch other, since the meet was a big financial failure. "We’ve had enough
! popular cry In Savannah. "We’ve had enough of Savan-
ig," It the popular cry
’ Is the cry of the racing drivers and entrants who were held up for
for training camps and supplies
I endeavor to give my readers advance Information whenever possible,
n an authoritative shut
nrce comes news that Los Angeles Is going to make
ton; bid for the two races next year. A Los Angeles enthusiast pur-
ed the cor which Bruce-Brown drove to victory In the Grand Prize. This
wired to the coast there was a chance to have the two great races
rded the Santa Monica course for next year. A reply reached him a
hours later to the effect that the California sportsmen would raise any
unable amount of money- necessary to stage the races and would guar-
that there would be no hold-ups In their dealings with visitors.
The ilrst road race of the new year Is scheduled for Washington’s
nlay at San Francisco, the Panama-Pacific. From what I can learn
i serosa the continent, it Is the Intention of the northern California
d to make their race a Tils event for the next three years, and then
a race for a 260,00(1 prize in 1915, when the big exposition Is In fpU
But four years ahead Is a long look, and many of the great racing
‘ today will probably- not be | n the game In 1915.
the Louisville club, but Al Is trying to
Induce President Ebbets to call off that
deal and Instead sell him to the Yan
kees. Scout Arthur Irwin, of the Yanks,
lr sweet on At. Irwin was manager of
the Altoona team, of the Old outlaw
Tri-State league, when Al was playing
the Infield for Altoom
Irwin believes tbat Al would make
good on the Yankee’s Infield, probably
at second base, and ,lf Al con Induce
to the Tanks the
Ebbets to sell him
Brooklyn boy will get a chance to ehlno
as an lnflelder In the American league.
Grant Athletics To
„ Play Mercer Team
Local Prep Leaguers
Play 2 Good Games
Of the three basket ball games sched
uled for Friday li\.the Prep league two
were played la grea^ style, with O. M. A-
a victor over Tech High 27 to 18 and
Donald Fraser a victor over Peacock 82
The G. M. A.-Tech High school game
resulted in a victory for the military lads
27 to 18. Both teams put up good games,
but Q. M, A. by good team work led the
Tech "Hr* lads throughout the contest.
The score at the end of the first half was
__ A. bunch plgydd well,
but Hall and Duck did the most notice
able work. Luck shot ten goals.
Altho Tech M H1” was handicapped by
the abserfee of Laird, the team fought for
■ *-* — * — T ” and
the absence of Laird, the team fought
every poalbio point. Rhodes. Newlll
Bolling were the stars Of "HI/*
Here Is the line-up:
Rhode.. ___ ..
Bolling, f. ...May, f.
Fox, c ..Terry, c.
NewllK g. Luck, g.
Myers, g....... .Leake, g.
The Peacock-Donald Fraser game was
the score of 82 to 18. The score at the
end of the first half gave Donald Fraser
the lead by 17 to 12e
ffika llna.im. ~
The line-up:
Peacock. Donald Fraaer.
Brown, f...,- Phillip*. t
~ fcMUlan, Fleet, L Daniels, f.
olden, Brown, a
Oliver, g .Mack, g.
Crenshaw, g. ................... .Kellog, g.
The men on the Donald Fraser five who
played tho best game were Mack and
Phillips. Phillips threw 13 goals.
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Oliver and Fleet starred for Peacock.
Referee, Qulgg. Timekeeper, Beddlnger.
Time of halves, 15-16..
of baaket
Hayed In the gymnasium here Satur-
PTJBLIG STENOGRAPHER.
527 Austell Building.
SMITH GOES
TO TOLEDO
Former Atlanta Catcher Will Be
- Turned Over to Mud Hens,
Says Cleveland Rumor.
Cleveland, Ohio, Deo. 16.—According
to a rumor which leaked out from New
Toledo before the season
opens.
nor Mills are to be carrlfd by Cleve
land next year, these are named as
likely candidates. Catcher Bid Smith la
aleb reported to be booked for Toledo,
as It has been arranged that the Co
lumbus club Is to turn him over to the
Mud Hens.
Smith Re-elected To
ManageMercerTeam
SM'Mr Atfanttu" wUl 1» .i.l .1IM-H-I-H-H-H-MH-H-H.
2 1 *? Jhe Mercer five. As this Is tho T gambling OH No GAMBLING
first ttmd that tho Baptists have met an
opposing team on the floor this year. It
Is hard to dope out the result. The
Mercer team has been practicing hard
for the past few weeks. Six of last
year’s squad returned and with some
C ood new material a strong five has
een turned out.
The llno-up of the Mercer team will
be chosen from the following men:
Westmoreland, Oalnes, Doyle, for
wards; Bloom, Voss, center; Cook,
Roddenberry (captain), guards
GAMBLING OR NO GAMBLING
THE QUESTION IN S. CAROLINA • •
■ Charleston, S. C., Dec. 16.—Shall ■ 1
• Charleston have or not have horse ■ •
old town.
WRESTLERS WILL MEET.
New York, Deo. 16.—Stanllua Zbysz-
■ lor presentation to ... ,
- one for and tho other ngalnst the
• project. While the preachers, the
. newspapers and a considerable num-
- her of business men are fighting
> the proposition, a mass meeting of
■ 500 business men, gamblers, liquor
I seller* and race track followers was
■ held ^Wednesday night to Indorse IL
ill be made to get anti-
1 at Colum-
Racevlch, champion of Italy, have been
signed for a handicap match at Madi
son Square Garden on Christmas night.
•H-M-I-I-H-H-I-I-l-H-H-H-l-H-M-l-:
$ *•
A. C. VS. WESLEY BLUES.
"Rip” Vowlnkle. the former Buffalo
pitcher, may Join the Chattanooga club.
.■l-H-i-i-I-l-l-l-I-l-l-I-l-M-l-l-l-M-H-l-,
NO SOCCER SATURDAY.
What promisee to be a good baa- .
ket ball MU will be pulled off Bat- •
. unlay night on the Atlanta Athletic ■
• club court between the local club- •
■ men and the Wesley Bluea.
The Wesley — ‘—- -
"pep" of puttlm
ana this encour
i encounter should be a bill
owing to the wet grounds there
will be no soccer game played on
Saturday at Marist college.
:-HT
in. The festivities start at •
■H-l-H-M-M'-H
Macon, Ga„ Dso. 16.—The permanent
athletic counoll of Mereer college met
yesterday afternoon and elested the
football manager for the 1912 season
and two assistant managers for the
baseball team for 1912. The permanent
council Is composed of four members of
the faculty and the three captains of
the teams. At this meotlng M. A.
Smith, of Byron, was re-elected to
handle the football team again next
S ir. Smith Is a member of tho Junior
w class. This year was a successful
one for the team.
H. H. Adcrhold. of Commerce, was
elected as first assistant, and J. J.
Farmer, of Newnan, at second assist
ant. Men were elected latt year to fill
these places, but os both failed to re
turn to college this year, the above men
were named to fill the places.
Aderhold Is a member of the se
class. Mr. Farmer is a member of the
Junior class. No assistant football man
agers were named, but will be chosen
In a few daya.
men* of the L.--- , .
with self-starter, dual Ignition, demountable and quick detachable rims, 32x
31-2 tires, Prestolite tank, extra rim, top, side curtains, wind shield, lamps,
horn and tools. They are operated by the same powerful efficient long
stroke motor with three speeds, and inclosed valves that Is a feature of
the standard R-C-H models.
The R-C-H lino Ig complete, consisting of a fivo-passenger touring car
priced With the above equipment at 2950; two-passenger roadster, 2500, or
equipped for four passengers, 1250; a touring roadster, 2900, and a colonial
coupe. 21,150. Besides these S. S. models, there are also the standard mod
els completely equipped with top. side curtains, wind shield, lamps, gener
ator. horn and tools, but without the other equipment of self-starter, etc.
These are priced as follows; Touring car, 2850; touring roadster, 2900;
roadster, 2700, or equipped for four passengers, 2750, and colonial coupe,
21,060.'
Truly there Is some Justification for the statement by a well known
dealer tbat In this latest announcement Mr. Hupp has thrown a bombshell
Into the automobile world.
Somo Idea of the soundness of the construction may be gathered from
the statement that there are 123 drop forgings In the car—more than In
any other car In the world. Irrespective of price. Chrome nickel steel Is
used throughout all shaft* and gears In the transmission and roar axle, and
high carbon manganese steel In all parts requiring special stiffness. Spring
arrangement Is soml-elllptlo front, full elliptic rear, mounted on awlvel
seats, which insures especially easy ridlpg.
io result of long and careful study of gas engine prob-
The engine la the 1 _ __ , __
lems. Automobllo engineers havo recognized that the long stroke motor
offered the maximum of efficiency with the minimum of fuel consumption.
Somo American designers have sought to develop a motor long in stroke,
while at the same time, widening the boro. This, howavor, does not mean a
real long stroke motor, and tho R-C-H Is tho first car In this country In
which aucb a motor has been Installed. Tho ratio of boro to. stroke—3 1-4
by 6—was determined after tbe most careful engineering tests and Is In
strict accordance with the best practice abroad. Tho drlvolrt* left-hand—
the only sensible and natural drive for American road rules;-and'the control
Is by moons of a center lever very convenient to the right hjod of the opera
tor and not at all In the way. These two features alono I
advance In motor car construction.
a distinctive
Savannah's recent csrnlval of motor speed calls attention to the foot
that there still exist two schools of manufacturers, with radically different
views on the racing problem. One class still holds fast to the practice of
building special racing oar* for ev.nts; the other rltnjs to stork dr-
signs and materials', merely lightening up in body and equipment, and rais
ing gsar ratios. To this classification should also be added another group of
manufacturers who make their racing cars a compromise between special
models and stock productions.
In one case, at least—that of the Tledeman trophy, which was the 'one
' s adherents of the stock car
event of the meeting for popular-priced cars—the i _ _
theory won a telling victory. The three E-M-F ”30'a" which finished first,
second and third, were taken directly out of stock, and all three were be
fore the event, roadaters In actual service.
Frank Witt, who drove the winning E-M-F, and whose successes with
the light ears made by the Studebaker corporation, havo been annual son-
lervo that any manufacturer whoso ears stand up In actual
use and havo reasonable speed can Improve his chances of winning races
by building special cars,” says Witt "Perhaps this vlow Is brought about
because of my connection with cars like tho E-M-F ’30’ and Flanders TO,’ that
have natural speed; Just the same, I think tho stock stuff could run for me,
no matter what firm waa employing me."
sThe soldiers’ and Bailors’ monument, the one thing In Indianapolis that
probably Is better known than any other, and that visitors always re-
membor moro than anything else. Is Just 52.3 miles from the center of
population of the United States at Bloomington, Ind. Thoso are the figures
shown on the speedometer of the big six-cylinder Premier in whioh a party
of Indianapolis motorists driven by the well known pilot, Ray McNamara.
mode the trip last week. The nose of the big machlno pointed due south
‘ * Hf - - - • hlng tbe sign board
JEANNETTE GETS DECISION.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Deo. 16^-Joe Jean'
Dee,' 1-. , _
netto, of New York, gained the decision
over Nat Dewey, of this city, in eight
rounds' of terrific fighting here last
night. Tho
even, while „ , , ,
In tbe fifth, driving Jeannette almost
over .the ropes with a terrible right to
the jaw._ In the sixth andeayanthJean-
permits In -tgrXdh* in tbe hist half
minutes of tho loot round.
It woo
1 Wished
_ ... — __ —i Mini-
Nelson, of PbUadelphio. defeated
jugherty, of thle city. The referee
tho fight in the fifth round.
until thle time that he estal
lalm to the decision. In the
Terry Neleon, of Phllede*
Jack Douj
■topped ‘
How fleeting • 1« fame, especially when that eame fame is gained at
steering wheel of a racing automobile. Not more than one-tenth of
irists generally can tell the name df the winning driver of the $26,000
—— generally w,— — — —- , *
joriai day race at Indlanapolie. or the car he drove. The winners of
wr Vinderbilt cup races, heroee of the.sport for a year after their Vic-
1, are scarcely remembered by even the well Informed men of the game
/. 1 felt like a Civil war veteran as I «at In the utand at Savannah
i*aw the honon of the world’s greatest automobile race being- won by
ol boys. For in tbe first four to finish, three of the men haye been out
ihool but a couple of yegni at the moat. In no other sport la the young-
croRdlng back the veteran as they are doing In automobile racing.
The famous MardrOraa «peed carnival will be held again next F®b-
< at New Orleans. Announcement waa made at Savannah that tnj
affii would be of the three-daye’ variety, and that the prizes would
beral and the program varied. This annual event Is the only sanction
New Orleans Automobile club asks for, and should be Included In any
8ulf» made up by the manufacturers’ contest committee. The track if
and of »ood surface, and altho more than a dozen meets have been
d eft on It there has never been a serious accident, even when the num-
of starter* was so -great that the cars had to be lined up In two row*.
Jam in receipt of the following query: “This is the first winter I have
n! a car. Please tell me how to best prepare it for jrtortng during the
Months.” It it possible that there is a single owner of a motor car
'* Ring to «tore his machine during the winter? Don’t store It, my
fell w. sen it Any man who would part with a faithful machine
*8 a few cold weeks, does not deserve to own a motor car.
Bicycles and
Baby Carriages
Repaired
ROBERTS
131 Whitehall St.
—and the only
life insurance lear
ned was to use
firestone
TIRES
.ATLANTA BRANCH,
58 Auburn Ave.
H nttSTOiil TBS A UUKK CO, AKRON. A
HERE'S A NEW SORT OF AUTOMOBILE AGENT .
In Meridlan-st. at tho start, and at tho finish It was touchli
that designates the center of the Unlt,d States populace.
The center of population has been tho center of Interest for the past
several months since the exact spot was located, following the population an.
nouncement of the United States census bureau for the decado ending with
1910, Scores of. motorists have made trips to Bloomington for the purpose
of visiting the'population center and scores of others arc expected to do
'm the touring season ends.
the same before l
Automobile race drivers one credited with having all manner of nerve
and with being "tlokled to death" with the proipects of taking a dangerous
risk.
One experience scvme to have been a little sensational for two of the
famous National pilots at Indianapolis. Howard Wilcox and Don Herr had
an encounter with a taxicab driver they will not soon forget. These
two drivers, who ore like brothers, had boen attending a social function at
a suburban home near Indlsnapolls recently, and. when they started for
home found tho street cars had stopped running In that direction. They
ordered a taxi, anil the driver of this conveyance thought this a good
chance to demonstrate his own powers at tho steering wheel. He treated
tho two race drivers to a nerve-racking ride of short turns and swltt
•pu
hen Wlleox reached his homo ho "tipped off tbs driver" to glv© Herr
an even moro severe Blinking up. The driver did, and while Herr Is not
afraid of speed when he knows the man at the wheel, he did not care to risk
his life any more in the hands of a midnight taxi “cut up.” Herr pounded
on the widow with his fist and yelled for him to atop. This was all to
When Charley French in a Oole broke a record and then lowered hie
own time In the annual Strinrtown hill climb at Evansville, Ind., his work
waa considered good. But when he was protested and had to run the hill
go< __ ,
over again and then lowered hie lowest record by £ 1-2 eaconde, the dtltena
If there wag any let-up to tbe
In the pocket of the Hoosler State wondered
power in the Cole.
On two daya of last week the Speedwell Motor Car Company enter-
talned/at Its factory at Dayton Us truck representatives from all parts of
— — ■- - -*—■— —jether the men who handle Speed-
the country. The purpose In bringing toge
wall trucks was to Imbue them thoroughly with the Speedwell Idea of sell-
possible of prevailing conditions In the commercial car field.
An Interesting demonstration of the utility, convenience and speed
“ ‘ of Cadillac cars was jn*de not
of the eleotrlo starting ahd lighting system i .
long ago In Seattle. It was the result of a discussion ’ at the Cadlllao
headquarters of the generally ooncedod nuisance of the Inconvenience and
delay of lighting the ordinary acetylene automobile lamps; and It doubtless
sets tbe record for a quick getaway for an automobile.
S. Brigham, the Cadillac representative, offered to show Just what
could be done with the car. Taking his seat in a car with a cold motor,
he started tho engine, switched on all the lamps, front and rear, and was
out of the sales room and away In the short space ot twelve seconds. As
a matter of fact, It took but six seconds to start the motor and turn on the
lights, the other alx having been occupied In getting under way.
J E Levi well known to the automobile folks over a large part of the
American continent, has been Sent to Atlanta by the Premier Motor Menu.
facturlng Company to open a Premier eervlce department.
Mr. Levi, ‘ MM “ *-— “
_ who hag been In the automobile game since 1904, wee In busi
ness in Atlanta for some time and has also been engaged In the automobile
'sales industry on the Pacific coast The Premier company will open their
eervlce departmjnt, which will also be a sales agency, about January 16.
CARS
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<‘40** Touring Cnr-lwosizcs
'“60”^-Touring Car?six cylinder
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The White*
120-23 Martatta.SL
LouisM.Mafcfie a 5Kalby Cour^y Irtd. Farmer t&kcs Cola agervo/ selling
carv like old honra trad or Now he will swap arvy m.a.ho n\.6-thit\a_/br*
a.rvythit\£ tk&t Jppks ^ood. He Km nvkda o./ortum.e..j
CADILLAC
STEINHAUER & WIGHT
228-230 Peachtree St. Ivy 2233