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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1911. .•*..«%***<*»^*e*«*#********#***s*se*******••*••••***< THESE ARE FINE, GAY DAYS IN SPORTING WORLD EDITED BY J PERCY H. WHITING » I NEW WHITE HOPE WALLOPED Jilll/I Al Kauffman, (ha haavywatght "pug” from the eoaat, waa defeated Thursday night by AJ Palrsr, in cetzs and^iewjS 3 THE latter) Y £%$fy&£RCYN.h'/ffT/NG^ TJjje men. who discuss the' football rules seem to agree that ;>as the code stands now'it is a pretty good one. About the only suggestion for a change was in the forward pass. Dr. II. L. Williams, coach of the Minnesota team and one of the great football tacticians of America, suggested that the twenty-yard Restriction' on the forward' pass be done away with. This would nieau that the old forward pass, which the Vanderbilt and a few other Southern teams'learned to use so well, would come bach again into vogue. Surely the forward pass rule needs more tinkering. The pass as it stands now ia a great big bluff. There wasn’t a South ern team this year that could make any real use of it. It served as a scarecrow to frighten teams on the defensive into being ready for it. Otherwise it cut only a trifle more figure than the revolving wedge. - Let’s have another cart load of restrictions taken off the play in the hope that in about ten thousand years it may be suf ficiently simplified so that the especially good teams can pull it off successfully at least once in twenty years. The appointing of a committee to organize a college soecer association was a move worthy of the heartiest support. There is a place in college athletic programs jfor soccer .football, and the game is certainly worthy of a try-out. This is especially true of the South, where the game could be played all winter. However, if a national association is formed, it will do much to promote the game, and eventually the South is bound f° take it up. The matter of professional coaches is one that it is hard to make up one’s mind about. In the first place, so long as America is without a leisure class, there must always be paid coaches. And a paid coach is a “professional,” according to the standards of amateur sports. So talk of abolishing ‘‘profes sional” coaches is misleading. What is meant, of course, is to do away with coaches who.make a profession of hupdling teams. How much good it would do to wipe out professional coaches is a matter worthy of speculation. No doubt a lot of the rottenness of college athletics is due to professional coaches. .Most of the rest of it can be placed to the discredit of the alum ni of the colleges. Now, just how much good it would do to switch from professional coaches to alumni conches is a prob lem. Certainly those who believe that college athletics would be immeasurably purified by putting a ban on professional coaches are in line for a deep disappointment. It is fine to talk about doing away with paid admissions at college games. But it will end in talk. It costs money to run college athletics, and there’s nobody to pay the money ex cept those who go thru the turnstiles. The summer baseball problem is a difficult one. Personally we are well satisfied with the S. I. A. A. rule that says that no college man shall play baseball on a team in the summer unless clays without pay "for his own home town, and provided this ream is not in a regular league. With a rule like that in effect, a lot of faking and a lot of playing by incligibles is done away, with. GRIM MEETS TOUGH LAD VANDV FIVE HERE SOON Baltimore Lightweight to Hook Commodore Basket Ballists Are Here is a list of the big matters considered at the meeting of the National Collegiate Athletic association at New York Thursday: Forward pass. , Soccer football. Professional coaches. Gate receipts. Summer baseball. Up With T. Nelson, Con queror of Jake Abel. Whether the right of meeting Walter Little will fall to the lot of Terry Nel son, the little Greek lad, who In a few ahort yean haa taken part In 86 ring engagementi, or whether the honor and the chance at the coin will pasa to the len experienced Russian-Baltimorean, Young Joe Grim, will bo a question answered Friday night In Btaten’s club room* In the Stelner-Emery building, at the conclusion of ten rounds of what promises to be furlou* going. What ever the answer Is to be, local tana feel sure that the working-out of the prob lem win be a sight worth seeing to any man who takes an Interest In the ring sport. A month ago nobody in Atlanta knew anything of either lad who will clash Friday night. Both were brought here to box Jake Abel, a man who atood very cloie to the top In the estima tion of Southern Queensberry fans. One got a wonderfully good draw with him; the other got a decision. Nov they are to meet to decide the queitlon of supremacy. This scrap will, In a way, give a line on a matter which has been the sub ject of much local arguing. When Grim got his draw with Jake Abel It waa as clean a one as waa ever seen. When Terry Nelson got his decision over Abel the backers of the Chattanoogan yelled that it should have been a draw, and that in reality Grim made a better shewing against Abel than Nelson did. If Grim can go ahead and get a deci sion Friday night the Abelltes will whoop loudly, and will feel that their contention waa a Just one. Whatever way the affair turns out. local fans are confident that It will afford a full ten rounds of Intense excitement and of clever and spectacular ring’doings. Manager Staten Is offering good pre liminaries In the Laweon-Gardner thing at four rounds, and the Seymour. Colllps affray at six rounds, and feels sure that the entire bill Is worthy of splendid prominence. Slated for Game With A. A. C. Team on Saturday. An event of unusual Importance In the Atlanta basket ball world will be the ap pearance on the Atlanta Athletic club floor Saturday night of the Vanderbilt flve. An appearance of the Commodores hare, whether for rootbsll, baseball Or basket ball performances, Is always the signal for a big outpouring of fane, and Saturday night will not furnish any ex ception. Western Golf Ass'n To Hold a Meeting Chloago, Dec, 29,—The annual meet. Ing and dinner of the Western Golf as sociation will be held In Chicago on January 20. This announcement was made today by E. A. Eulaas, secretary of the association. The meeting le to bo Important. Some of the things that will be taken up will be the election of officers, election of a nominating committee for 1012, ar- -angement of the association tourna ments and action upon n proposed amendment to the constitution.- ONE “Hour IS HOPEFUL Al Palser, Who Knocked Out Al Kaufman, Seems Really To Be in Line for a Boost. SHE IS THE EIGHTH •H-H i-M-R-! r+4 * 8. SMITH FOR MEMPHI8? Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 28.—8idnev‘ • • Smith, former Atlanta catcher, will « o to Toledo or Memphis. Or, Any- ow, that’s a local hunch. It Is re ported by Cleveland authorities that. If Adams Is sent to Toledo Smith will got the Memphis Job, but (hat If Adams is placed with Memphis, Smith will go to Toledo. ■l-l-I-I-l-l-H-l-l-l-H-l-H-H-l-H-I-H- Outflelder Marlon Kilpatrick, of Ablng- ton, IIL, on December 12. signed two con tracts. one with Kewanee'a Central asso ciation team for 1912, and the other with Miss Bessie Kendall In wedding eeremony. GRANT ATHLETICS HAVE GRABBED LEAGUE LEAD CLUB STANDINGS. Atlanta League. CLUBS— Won. Lost. P.C, O. A. C Fifth Rerftnent .. Wesley Memorial T. M. C. A.. W. A: A. C. i Fulton Ltegue, CLUBS— Won. Lost. P.C, Wesley Memorial 4 0 1.000 Boy* Club I 1 .7SC M. Rich A Bros. Co 0 4 RESULTS THURSDAY NIGHT, Atlanta Lssgu*. Wesley Memorial *2, Wesley House A, C. 16. Fulton League. Wesley Memorial ft, Agogss I. Boy* Club 30. M. Rich A Bros, Co. 5. Company C 22. V. M/C. A. 17. By LEONARD H. 0RAVE8. Rome of the best basket ball games play ed In the two local leagues this season were pulled off Thursday night In ths fourth .tries of games in the City and Fulton longues. The Grant Athletics, by winning Thursday night while the Hfth Regiment game waa postponed, crawled up In flrnt place, lvealey Memorial is third with a per cent of .500. In the Ful ton Teague th* Wesley Memorial boya still cling to the top with a perfect won. The Boy* club team is the next In line. Next week will And the season half fin ished. Below are the game* played Thursday night and »ome detail* of the encounters The Oral to win frt._ .... —„— — - , „ quintet. The Anal score wa* 2t to 20. This game wa* the most exciting played In either league, and wa* fiercely fought from start to finish At th* end of the first half the Knights led, 12 to 11. The K. of C. boys had an excellent chance to even up matters In the last few seconds Of play by being given a free shot at the goal which waa mlasad. Abbott, of the Grant Athletics, played the beat game. He scored 14 points and covered a world of ground. Giles did notable work on the defense. Ed LaFItte and Norton played the best game for the K. of C. lade. This gam* wa* witnessed by the largest crowd -■ - — ics In the K. of Jes Wahoo, who refereed the game, gave satisfaction. Thru : his work the game vaa fast and clean. Following Is the line-up and score: O. A, C.. 21. Position K. ef C.. 20. I Vllllsrd (2) R. F. (2) McGee ! Abbott (14) L. F. (?) Malone >Slate (4) (10) Lafilto | Fuller R. O (2) Norton Giles L. O Campbell ! During the Intermission of the a. A. C - showed, more team. Work, wero better wtndM-and consequently got the call. The game was fast and clsan. The M. Rich lads put up a plucky fight. The line-up: Boys Club (20) Position. M. Rich (6 Solrskoy (*).. ..... .R. F. (4) Baker A. Freeman (2)...L. F... .(1) Goss Sullivan K.G. /..’...Phillips G. Freeman L. o Harper Frank Aldred, Lamar Weaver, Waller DuBard A Co., alios the Wesley Memo rial team, easily dsfsated the Wesley House A. C. boys by the soore of 04 to 16. Notwithstanding the one-sklednes* of the score, the game was one of the best seen on the Wesley court ihl* seaaon. Frank Aldred equaled Hugh Mauek's record Thursday night, when he made 22 nninta during the engagement, scoring This club will certainly take the prig* offered for the clesneat playing squad. "Too much Frank Aldred" waa the main reason that the Wesley Memorial wreck ing crew piled up such a score. Lamar Weaver, on ths defense for Wesley Me- mortal, put up an exceptionally good game, while Dockstader starred for the Wesley House team. New York, Dee. 29.—After a search tasting a year and a half a real "White Hope haa been found. nstic world as a result or m* victory over Al Kaufinsn, the California heavyweight, last night at the National Sporting club. Palser knocked Kaufman out In the fifth round with a right upparcut to the point of the Jaw. Palser showed more atrengt! more skill thin his opponent to theee two elements, he carried hie fight to his man with a relentlessness that would not be denied. Palser'* sggresa IVentsa seemed to dssc the Californian. Up to the fifth round Kaufman fought cautiously, seemingly waiting his chance to land a finishing blow. When Paleer's two-handed rushes became ton dangerous Kaufman was forced continually to go Into clinches to save himself. A dispute followed the bout. Kaufman's manager claimed that the Californian had arisen to hts feet before the final count of ten and as the bell rang. Referee Pat Pallor's manager Is anxious to match his man with Jack Johnson right away, hut ths "hope" probably will have to meet several more good men before he faces the champion, If no gets that opportunity at all. Ruction in Sight At Tennis Meeting Lively doings are promised at the coming meeting of the United States Lawn Tennis association and two ques tions will bo bitterly fought. These are the changing of. the scene of the all comers’ tournament and smaller flelds In the play for the national title. It was thought that the fight for a change from tho Newport Casino was over, and this was because of the Improved con ditions surrounding the laat tourna ment, but the fire was only apparently smouldering and from reports prom ises to break out with more violence at the next meeting. Llnee are being sharply drawn by the partisans and Lyle B. Mahan for the second time Is leading In the effort to take the blue ribbon tennis event from Newport. It Is predicted that the opponents to New. port are go well prepared that tne chances of tho tournament being held upon other courts la brighter than a r ago. he campaign to cut down the field In the national event la being vigor ously conducted and those favoring Newport nre said to be trading with those who favor a change of scene In their efforts to keep the tournament there. They plan to offer a resolution requiring a certain qualification as to skill In order that a player be eligible to enter the all-comers’ tournament. They also favor limiting the field to 20 players, so that ths tournament ran bo finished Inside a week. They point out that last August the. entry lilt con tained the names of 204 players, double the number of a few years ago, and that If the ratio of Increase Is kept up the national championship la,bound to prove unwieldy. Hemphill Is After Exhibition Games Mrs. Normsn Selby No. 8.' According to a cable dispatch from Nloo, France, Norman Sslby, otherwise known in fistio circles as “Kid” McCoy, has taken as his latest brids, Mrs. Valentina Hein, a blue-eyed woman of tha blonde type, the daughter of W. H. Valentine, known as, the Honduran King, Mrs. Hein was ’divorced by her husband, who named the "Kid” as being quite, attentive to his wife. WOLVERTON AS FOXY AS ANY OF THE BIG MOGULS He Knows How to Handle Men and Incidentally Is Still Something of a Player. If Harry Wolverton Is a good man ager, Atlanta will have a good ball club. Considering that Wolverton I* ii ini iui-iciciicu. uui ii inn i. * n« Atlanta team Is the Yankee farm. If Wolverton develops a jrood team ho la bound to have some Amt-clan* mate rial he can work off on Atlanta. If hie club la ahot to piece* and a poor ssirsfsi little on landers. Here la a new line .... manager of the New York Americana: Philadelphia, Deo. 29.—Fair-m' baaeball critics bellovo that Frank rail haa picked up a kohtnoor In Harry Wolverton. hla new manager. Wolverton la a native of Philadelphia, and for nearly eighteen years haa cut a I>1k figure In ma jor and minor league baaeball. **’ tlverton waa a third baaeman and aaw drifted to the minora and won champion' •flips for Williamsport, in the Trl-8tate league. He related hie succeed when Jim Limnn ■ initcv, miiu ii im h inmiiv iu Wolverton that Owner Farrell solsatsd ' 1m from tho lot. Wolverton know* bsooball thoroughly, Battl* (21, rf. Harris, ... Aldred (12). If. Clayton (2). If. DuBard (I), c Dockstader (IX), e. Reed (4), Graves. Is. Norris (2), Wallses, Ig. Weaver (14), rg Bryant, rg. Wesley Memorial, leaders In the Fulton longue, piled II up on tho Baptist Agogss 44 io 2. The losara shot Just one field goal and s lone foul goal. The Wesley Memorial lads put up their usual fin* game, played rings around thslr victims In all stages of the engagemenL In goal shooting, passing and team work. Ed. Thomas was ih* bright Individual star of . Dick Jamison, th* night. .. of tho doubt* encounter on the Wesley courts, kept his men on th* go *11 the time, end both games were cleanly ed. Th* '■ how to get th* beat service out or men, Wolverton I* equaled only by Connie How Vlckere Wes Worked. While with Williamsport. Wolverton ob- talned the eervlces of Rube Vickers, ths big pitcher. Vickers Is not on easy man Joining Wllllamapoi... .... ever, knew that Vickers was probably th* best minor league pitcher In th* country end would prove Invaluable for him In th* pennant race. i dr y be- Mnnager Charles Hemphill, of the keeping him In good humor. Atlanta ball club, la working vigorously for* vTcker* Joined the Bills, wnirercon to get some dates for the exhibitionI called ell of his men In the club house: season. He has written the New York "loob *>«•«. boy* " he said, 'Tve signed Americans asking what dates they «}*• .XiT-™n. p JSLStlilfisSS 1 want. With this question settled he i r wanf aJl'oMroli men m tar- ^ can go ahead making plans with other y clubs. Hemphill has written to the Rnehes* ter management for games, and hopes to hook up with that strong Interna- who. had charge tloqsi league team, ptaye. line-up: unis, c. riuyu iv;*ri......*..*..*......Smith, rf. Thomafl (10), If. Cook <*>. If. FtancJ* (8), rg.............Lewlw u>. rg. Fitzpatrick (I), If. ..Robert*, If. Htndtl Abernathy Lewie, Warurick. The Y. M. C. A.-Fifth Regiment game waa postponed owing to the abaence from the city of three of the Y. M. C. A. men. Tho game will probably be —•»-*- the next two weeka on an < CAROLINA ASSOCIATION MEETS. Charlotte, N. C-, Deo. 29.—The Caro lina association met here yesterday and elected J. H.'Wsarn president and J. W. Todd secretary-treasurer, and decided to keep the same circuit as laat year. JUST NOTES Y. M. C. A. Maine did The line-up and acore * 17. Lamar Clarke . .. Link <•), c. Lawrence, rg... Ballaa Ig. tre line-up ana acore: Y. M. C. A. 17. * Company C 22. amar (J), rf Mills <4>. rf. ilarke (4>. Phillips (8), If...Mains (16), If. Bohanon (1), e. Y. V. Barratt*(S), BONNIE BANNIE JOHNSON By L. C. DAVI8. nan Johnson’* brays are bpnnle. , HI* voice la like tha mu’, •'mi his language Is so flowery The magnates a’ skiddoo. r he magnates a* skiddoo And quickly climb a tree, 1 “i*. * n r bonnle Byron Bannle, They’d o’ lay doon and dee, HI* step I* light and frisky . r “*' like the elephant's; w big Bannle and Comlskcy Make a' th* magnate* dance. Make s' tho magnates dance And wrathfu’ Is his e’e, Anil for bonnle Byron Bannle ■they'd a’ lay doon and dec But hl« voice, they eay, l* changing— It’s like unto the thrush, Since bonnle By ion Bannle Quit cold to Johnnie Brush. Quit cold to Johnnie Brush. Now peucefu' Is hi* e’e. And It's back io atild Chlcag i To lay him doon and dee. FORCE OF MEN IS AT WORK ON ATLANTA BALL GROUNDS ! Manager Griffith, of Washington, has signod a young pitcher from Vandalls, IIL, named Guy Johnson. Th* Richmond dub of the Virginia segue, ha* roles __ ■ ‘ ~ - • *r and gensral i The Indianapolis (American .associa tion) dub has sold (he veteran outfielder, Danny Hoffman, to the fit. Paul dub, same league. A force of men Is at work at the, A lot of work Is being done on the Atlanta Baaeball aaeoelatlon grounds at j ln ttle ot ,ni nothing and present putting thing* In order and get.. th8 bl( improvements planned ting everything In shape so that when | (from the viewpoint of the sporting the training seaaon begins there will I scribe) Is a better approach to the be nothing to think of except training, press box. Vanderbilt May Put on Game . With St. Louis University him and ask hla advlee. Of course, for r t It as soon as you hear what he says. want all of you men to know-tow io his suggestions and maks him think that you want him to Increase your effective ness." .The next day th* Rub* Joined the Bills Ho wn* surprised st the reception. In stead of being kidded, all the players de ferred to him. Manning came up to him and said: “Rube, I think you are Just the man to teach me a good drop." Other players approached him with a friendly spirit. All acted a* If he were a Mathewson, and It tickled Vlckera Im mensely. As a result, Vickers threw his arm off winning games for Williamsport. The Bills won the Tri-State league pen nant. Vickers’ record being so good that oivcrton not known this man. ght haye been only a mediocre llllamsport. The pennant might lost, but It wss won simply be- Vlcker* mli mun for Wi have been lost, out it was won simply be cause Wolverton knows how to handlo hi.- man.. , Wolverton Some Player, It must not be Imagined that Wolverton Is all In. a* a player. Harry will appear In a Highland uniform every game i.n the coach llnrs and he will also be the team'* pinch hitter. It Is not generally known that Wolverton played In more than 1(0 games 1n the Pacific Coast Ics me this year, and hla batting average was above the .204 mark, Wolverton says hit arm and batting eye were never better, hla only handicap being hla loss of speed on (he bases. Hsrry. told his friends that Owner Far rell has given him the whip-hand, lie will have full charge of the team with out any Interference. Wolverton eay* that there Is no truth In the report that be bad an Insurrection!* In Hal Chase. VI had a talk with Chase shortly after receiving the appointment," sahl Wolver ton, "and he told me that he was gin that he no longer had any mans worries and that he would play his off (or me. Thera'U bo no trouble about Chase. ’’! fully expect to be In the pennsnt fight from th* start. Tho Highlander* ket any player whu does not do his duty, no matter how prominent he Is.” . Wolverton will stay In Philadelphia un til It is time for tb* Highlanders to s - South. H* did not raturn to tbs Pacific coast, as was erroneously printed in the papers, hut sent for his wife and famili to join him hare. Shire bring appointed leader of the Highlanders, Wmverton hue received hundreds of application* for places from players. Some of the appli cant* wlU bo tskan Sputh. • - Bombardier Wells Is Matched With Morris Nsw V*ork, Dec. 29^-et'arl Morris, the Sapulpa, Okie., giant who defeated Tom Kennedy recently, has signed up to box Bombadler Wells, the heavyweight champion or England, tan rounds at the Empire Athletic club. The date will be set after Wells, who Is on hla way to this country, arrive*. Local Soccerites Will Play Soldiers The Atlanta Soccer club’s team haa closed for a date on New Year’s day with the Fort McPhereon team. The soldiers have a good club and os they are In excellent training they are eure to give the local player* a hard after noon. ROLLER KN0CK8 GOTCH. _LUt*r Chicago, Dee. 29—Dr. B. F. Boiler, former training «m;te of Frank Gotch, but later at outs with him, and one of Tb* Columbus club, of the American 1 *he constant challengers for the match aaeoelatlon, has sold Charles (Heine) Bar- for the title, thinks the Iowa farmer f«r to th* Mobile club, of the Southern was not In earnest when he announced his retirement after throwing Munro. "It was a disgrace to singe a match like the one with Munro.” said Roller, who Is In Chicago today. "Ootch will not quit Just now. He will continue to take the easy money as long a* It comes like thaL” The Brantford club, of ths Canadian league, he* signed Shortstop Vincent Cos. save, and has accepted the terms of Pitcher Dick Tasker. The Wlikeabarr* club, of the Nsw York league, has sold Shortstop Clyde Robin son to th* Indianapolis club, of th* Amert- Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 29.—Vender- blit would like to have a football gams with St. Louis university next season. The date which suits tha Commodores beat la the one which was formerly given to the University of Arkansas. It i Is very likely that fit. Louis will drop 1 Arkansas from her schedule next year 'and In that case,. If the, two committees I can association Frank O’Shaughnsssy. first baseman ef President Comlakay, of the While Sox, had many offer* to make trades, but as they all wanted Pitcher Ed. Walsh, ht turned a daaf ear. can reach a satisfactory agreement, Vanderbilt and St Louis will play. Vanderbilt haa met Sl Louie a number of times both In football and baseball, and each time tha Commodores have St. Louis the game would never havs won. Now Sl Louis would not be at j been thought about for next seaaon. all averse f» seeking revenge. The alumni there have been making a It Is probable, however, that bod It strenuous effort to get the Commo- not been for the VanderMU alumni In lores In fit. Louis. MERCER FIVE WINS. Amtricua, Ga., Ore. 29.—The local Y. M. C. A. basket ball team was defeated mSTS^^SSKTS *»■ Mercer five. 40 manager of the Fort Wayne club, of the I to 18. Central league. | : 1 COLUMBUS TEAM WINS. Columbus, Ga., Dee. 29.—The Colum bus Y. M. C. A. basket ball club allowed Its old championship form by defeat ing the Vanderhllt live hero laat night, score 44 to 21. < was laat year suspended by Pitta- burg and put In the season attohloe tut the Dayton Bhiu-e. Schedule Committee Is Hard at Work Now French Lick Springs, Ind, Dse, 29.— Admitting that much work. had . been done on the playing schedules of l»ir but refuting to discuss dates or.thc arrangements, the Joint schedule com mittee of the National and American leagues pre here today. Secretaries McRoy of the American and Hsydlei of the National leagues announced that no statement regarding the schedule* would be given out until the meeting of the national commtgaldn at Cincinnati January 8 ... CALLAHAN SIGNS ONE. Chicago, Dec. 29,—Manager James Callahan of the Whtte Sox today began a round-up of hie young players for th- 1912 season- He began by announcing that the signature of Tom Carey, a youthful catcher, who mado a big hit In the Western Canada league last year, had been received. BRONSON CANCELS BOUT. Indianapolis, Dec, 29.—Ray Bronson has canceled hla match In Plttsburir wlth Jimmy Berry, scheduled for De cember 20, on account of his bout with Tommy Devlin at Jeffersonville, Ind„ on New Year’s afternoon. Bronson will probably sign to meet Perry following his fight with Devlin. Come and See WHAT IS Given Away AT *!1 Nathan's Restaurant and Bakery