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Bob Blake, South s End, Writes ot Commodores’ Training Methods VANDY’S SYSTEM OF PLAY DESCRIBED BY EXPERT -KT ASHVILLE, TENN.. Oct. 17. \j Vanderbilt's unparalleled record of **■ success in Southern football since the advent of McGugin in 1904 natural ly makes the McGugin methods of training and the Vanderbilt style of football taught by him of exceptional interest. Both of them are hard to describe and even harder to define. There is so much of the personality of McGugm worked into both, and so much -x th* football spirit and instinct in the Vanderbilt squad, the majority o l wham have had preparatory football training of exceptional merit before en. tertng the university, that the mere question of method used is not such a great factor in the results achieved. However, Bob Blake, Vanderbilt's and the South’s greatest end and cap tain of the Vanderbilt team of 1907, w ho worked three years under McGu qin and has helped him from time to time as assistant c°ach, can come as near telling about it as any on, else. This 'S what he says: Bv Bob Blake. • , n far as training goes, . the* chief O point in the Vanderbilt system is light scrimmaging work, hard work in long distance running to develop the wind and enable the team to pull off plays with the speed it uses: much signal practice, and comparatively little secret practice. Two scrimmages a week is about a= much as McGugin ever puls his men through, and in hot weather the number is reduced. Such scrim mages as there are are usually without any of the hard. u:uelling work that used to be thought necessary to develop a football team. The lack of these hard scrim mages lessens the chances of in jury. in the first place, and, in the ,-econd place, it does not leave the men worn and tired when the games come. That is one secret of the abound ing energy and vitality that the Vanderbilt teams display. I think. They are fresh, fit and ready for the fight on Saturdays when they meet their opponents. There is never a scrimmage* on the Friday before a game. Worn-Out Team Loses. The disadvantage of sending a team into a. game worn out and pounded to pieces was never shown more forcefully than in the Vander bilt-Sewanee game of 1909, when Vanderbilt entered the contest list less and spiritless because of two long I rips and fierce struggles on the previous Saturdays. It is sig nificant that this game is the only one lost to a. Southern team since the coming of McGugin. Much long distance running is in- ■ hided in the training program. On rainy days, when the field is un usually sloppy, McGugin occasion al y has hfs entire squad out on the roads in long distance runs, and every day he finishes the after noon's practice with a mile or so for each man on the track. The ‘ nd u rance and hard wind develop ed by this work form one of the chief factors in Vanderbilt's most distinctive feature, the rapidity with which the plays are pulled off. When Vanderbilt played Yale, the Eastern papers were amazed at the speed with which play followed play. There 1s no waiting for the team to line up to call signals. Even before the ball was down the quar ter began singing them out. and by the time the men were all on their feet and in position the play was started. Work Constantly on Signals. Another strong point in the reaching system Is the signal prac tice. The team is drilled at least one hour each day, drilled so that *ach man thoroughly and absolutely knows exactly where he must stand, where he must go. and what he mum do when each signal is called. It is this insistence on absolute ex actness of style that gives the sure ’’’’curacy that marks the playing of the teams. When a new play Is bring learned, there Is no haste shown. The play is drilled In slow v and thoroughly. When It is once mastered it is pulled off with light ning-like speed. | lie Vanderbilt style of play does not include any large assortment of ’ l eak plays in the attack, and there fore comparatively little secret practice 1g necessary. Os course, ' llp 'cam usually has a card or two up its sleeve which can be pulled n case of necessity. But to a large extent Vanderbilt uses plain foot ball Oils does not mean, however, 'rar the *ame plays are used year pr 'er year. It Is the very fact that yx are not th»t has kept Vander b'l’ s attack so diversified that their “bponents are often guessing. Me ’’•ugin has been, the greatest devel per of new pfeys the South ever probably, and the beauty about s that they are all standard i ays There is the split play, one ' f the most effective line bucks hat ha« ever Ipeen devised. It was tll she Sol|(h bv 19% PEACHTREE STREET UPSTAIRS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL UNREDEEMED PLEDGES ‘%x gin. and has been adopted by all coaches, but was not mastered by them until Vanderbilt had had the use of it for one season, in fact, it has always remained as one of Van derbilt's own plays. Forward Pass a Factor. The forward pass is another, in the early days of the pass the Eastern coaches derided it. It was considered a species of basket ball. V\ hile they were doing that .Mc- Gugin was developing it. and it has proved an important factor in his success. In 1907. tot instance, a year when the pass reached high development, it enabled Vanderbilt to win the Sewanee gam? and' tie the Navy game. Every man tut the Vanderbilt team is a trained re ceiver of passes, and practically all of them are good at passing , the ball. The long straight shot pa-s Is McGugin's own specialty, and he has taught his men the trick of the thing. Sometimes in the early part of the season the entire squad will quit playing football and havg .a great of baseball with a.toot ball for the ball. That, kind of practice makes them sure in the handling of the most difficult passes, while hours and hours of pa- KETRON THINKS VANDY WILL HAVE NO CINCH ATHENS. GA., Oct. 17.—San ford field is the busiest spot in Athens this week, and Georgia's gridiron warriors are being primed to the minute for the conflict with Vanderbilt at Atlanta Saturday. With only two days left for final preparation. Cunningham Is driving Ills team at a terrific pace, and it is now practically assured that the players will take the field in per fect physical condition. Henderson is improving rapidly from the injury sustained in the Citadel game, and it is now thought that he will be able to get in the Saturday conflict. A hard scrimmage was indulged in yesterday afternoon, and all tne men came through without injury. However, another light scrimmage will be given the men this after noon. On Friday the players will take things easy with a signal drill. Cunningham was last night none too well pleased with the scrim mage, and refuses to talk on the outcome of the struggle. Ketron Is Confident. Assistant Coach Ketron. how ever, today expressed the opinion that the Red and Black would be victorious in Saturday's struggle. Contrary to many other local au thorities. he does not concede the edge to the Commodore back field, and believes that McWhorter, Pad- DISCOVERED BEDIENT BUT DIDN'T LAND HIM SHARON, PA., Oct 1 7.—E. E. Clep per, who was the manager of the Sha ron O. & P. league team back in 1908, claims to have discovered Hugh Be dient. Clepper was always on the look out for good material, and developed such players as Otto Miller, of the Brooklyn club; Bert Tooley, shortstop with the same aggregation; Rube Sel lers, formerly with the Boston Nation als; Hanlon, who caught for Philadel phia; Welchonce. formerly with Phil adelphia and later in the Southern league: Bair, of the Nashville club; Kerr, of Memphis, and many others. One day the Sharon club was playing a game at Conneaut Lake when a Meadville man told him about Bedient. Clepper immediately started for Fal coner. N. Y., and saw Bedient pitch. Impressed with his great work. Clep per walked two miles to the farm where Bedient lived, to see his parents. At that time Bedient was just 18 years of age. His parents refused to allow him to leave home, but Clepper got a prom ise from Bedient that whenever he de cided to enter the professional ranks he would give the Sharon club first chance. But Clepper did not get Bedient after all. Jess Burkett was scouting for promising young players and he heard of Bedient. He made an offer which rhe Sharon club could not meet, and Bedient signed with Burkett s team in the New England league. He developed rapidly, and soon after became the property of the Sox. VANDY LOOKS WEAK ON EVE OF LOCAL CONTEST NASHVILLE. TENN. Oct 17. Van derbilt had a decidedly off afternoon in practice yesterday. The varsity lined up for a short scrimmage against the second varsity, composed of eleven of the sub stitutes. and in the course of that scrim mage the seconds put over two touch downs on their betters. Not only tbnt. but the team showed weakness in the signal practice, getting somewhat balled up from time to time As a matter of fact, the Vanderbilt team, while in good physical condition, lias not vet come to its proper development; and. on account of the long and fearfully hard schedule facing them, no effort can be made to force them prematurely. .toe Covington, the regular tackle, whose ankle was sprained in the Maryville game, was out it; uniform, but was not in condition to do hard work Vanderbilt leaves for Atlanta Tbuts dat night, carrying seventeen or eighteen men. and will have a practice in Ponce DeLeon park Friday afternoon to unlim ber the men fol the big game with Geor gia Saturday A cur load of students will accompany the team on the trip. BEDIENTS WIFE WILL NOT WATCH HIM PITCH BOSTON, Oct. 17. -Mrs. Hugh Hr client, wife of Hugo Bedient. young Boston hurler, who is a world s series • tar, did not see her husband work against Boston in either game. ' Hugh is really a hero." said Mrs. Bedient after Mrs. Ray Collins had phoned her of Hughe success. "You know I never saw a ball game until 1 was married, and now when Hugh pitches 1 always sta> at liornf i get nervou.-- w hen he pitchC l , so I ini” ' those gamer THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 17. 1912. tient drilling in the proper throw ing of the ball make it reasonably certain that the passes will be properly made. Team Developed Slowly. Early development of the team is another secret of Vanderbilt's suc cess and her reputation as a scor ing machine. There is no forcing and no effort to bring the men to a climax, but the system of .training i.s sueh that they naturally and easily reach a- place about every Saturday where they are in condi tion to go in iand put up a chain pionstlip fight, if necessary. Vanderbilt also offers a unique style of defense. The men are spread wide and appat/ntiy loose ly over the field. As a matter of fact, the arrangement has been found by experience to give a per fect balance between a defense planned for close, hard-crushing at tack or for the breaking up of for ward passes or end runs. The men are so placed, with a double line of defense spread witj,e. apart..-that they can usually reach the neces sary spot at the critical, moment. That they do so is testified, to by the remarkably clean goal line that Vanderbilt has maintained for the last eight years. dock, Wheatley and Covington or Awtery do not suffer by compari son with Sikes. Hardage. et al. As Cunningham has been work ing his warriors behind closed gates all during the week, little is known of the formations or style of play that he will use against Vandy. It is hinted that the Georgia line-up will be changed, but it is not known whdt new additions there will be. Big Crowd Comes Over. Georgia students are enthusiastic over the chances of the team, and will come to Atlanta Saturday 300 strong. A mammoth mass meeting has been called for Friday night in the chapel, and on this occasion the players and coaches will ap pear and make talks. All of the pent-up enthusiasm will be turned loose on the streets of Atlanta Sat urday. McWhorter, w’ho has been indis posed on account of a severe cold, is now in perfect condition, and upon his shoulders is carried a large share of Georgias chance of vic tory. Bob is bigger and faster than ever this season, and local sup porters are of the opinion that the Commodores can't stop him. His work in the practices has been phe nomenal, and his open field running is more sensational than ever. But Bob is not the only great player on the Georgia .team. There are ten other men. determined and ready to fight to the last ditch. CHARLEY CRAVATH GOES back to Minneapolis PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 17.—Charles Cravath. of the Phillies, is going back to the minors because President Hor ace Fogel thinks all Cravath can do is to sub. Fogel is endeavoring to send Cra vath back to Minneapolis, and it is un derstood that Minneapolis is willing to give good cash for Cravath. or the club is willing to give Fogel the pick of the Minneapolis players. The balance comes out straight when ( 4g|| our book keeper has mild nerve-soothind Drummond to chew dm I Bl /£ DRUMMOND I NATURAL LEAF CHEWING TOBACCO g SOX PUNNING TO SPEND WORLD'S. SERIESMONEY By \V. S. Farnsworth. Boston, mass., oct. K.-ah the bitterness that w.as felt toward the Red Sox by rooters who had failed to ,-evui • their seats for Tues day's game wRs laid aside today-in th genera! jubilation that followed the victory over the Giants in the contest for ihe world's baseball championship. I'lic American leaguets ai the hero* of Boston, which gave itself up to a cel ebration planned to culminate in a great parade ami a mass meeting in Faneuil hall, the ettfdle of liberty. \\ hile th ■ ordinary Boston citizen was exulting today, the world's cham pions made known how they intend to spend the money which they won in tile greatest series America lias evei sei n Sox Divide Fortune. The purse of $88,543.01 won by the Red Sox in conjunction with the title Wo ld's Baseball Championship." and winch was divided ..litong the 22 play ers—s4,o24.63 to each—is going to be invested in farm lands, city real estate, in bank and railway stocks, in various business enterprises and in government bonds A portion of it will be placed in 'he bank, while a small part of it will go to provide college tuition, European trips, automobiles and even airships for Ihe prize winners. "Guess I'll use my money in buying up a few stray shares of stock in that bank in Chicago in which I am vice president,”'said Manager Stahl. "New Rochelle. N. Y., real estate looks awfully good to me," said Cap tain “Heinie" Wagner. “I've got all the rest of my money invested that way and I guess I’l tie this up tn dirt, too, although.” and Wagner grinned. “I hear they're planning to run me for mayor back home. Now, if that's the case maybe I'll keep a little money out to campaign expenses.” Wood Wants Aeroplane. "Haven’t made any plans yet," said Pitcher Joe Wood. “Guess I’ll drop the cheek in the bank and wait around for a neat little investment to show up. However, if f can get a nice aeroplane cheap enough I might buy one. Flying fascinates me.” Catcher Cady lives in Bishop Hills, 111 He’s invested every dollar he has earned in the diamond game in farm lands, and his winnings in the world’s series will go the same way. "Pretty soon I hope to own that little hill from which the town gets its name, said Cady. "Then I will change its name to 'Cady Hills'” Fruit Orchards For Two. Outfielders Hooper and Lewis and Pitcher Hall are Californians and they will use their winnings in the purchase of fruit orchards. Outfieldec Speaker has not decided ■what he js going, to do with his money ultimately, but for the present he's go ing to place it in the bank. "This nice little bundle of money will give. nfte a ch?thoe'to.buy a farm up near Irty home in 'Burlington. Vt.. that I've had my eye.ori for a long time,” said Pitcher Ray Goliins Larry Gardner, third sacker, who hails from Enosburg Falls. Vt., is also going to invest tn Vermont farming lands. ".My little $4.00(1 is going right up to Lewiston. .Maine, my home town," said Catcher "Rill” Carrigan. “I haven't got any plans now as to how I'll spend it other than that every dollar will be spent in Lewiston.” Twin Troublemakers Have About Talked Themselves to Death WILL PROBABLY THROW FOGEL OUT OF LEAGUE By \V. .1. M Beth. NEW YORK, Oct. 17.—Those Siamese T« ins of Trouble makers. Charles Webb Mur phy and Horace Fogel, have just about talked themselves to death. Horace, the figurehead of the Na tional league affai's in Philadel phia. according to the criths in that staid town, is a dead cock in the pit. It is claimed that he will be relieved of the executive by the stockholders, even should the Na tional league fail to take action on the many wild utterances- of this disgruntled magnate. Charles W. Murphy, after seven years of un qualified success in Chicago, has evidently drawn down about his ears the wreck of a mighty ball club. •Murphy and Fogel have been the hearties' disorganizers that have been seen in the game in main years The owner of the Cubs has shown himself the "hardest loser’ of history. In seven years he has won foui pennants, two world's ehampionships, and in the other three starts was nipped right at the wiie -in 1909 by the Pirates, and the last two seasons by Mc- Graw's champions. His investment in the West Side has yielded doubt less the greatest returns of modern baseball. The eiub cost him just $105,000, and, according to Frank Chance, .Murphy ha* run that sum over the million-dollar mark for net earnings. Murphy has nev ei had a bad season, yet evidently he can not stand prosperity. Murphy Is Ungrateful. -Murphy has been guilty of many questionable acts, but he never showed such ingratitude as when he discharged his peerless mana ger, Frank chance. Chance has been responsible sot Murphy’s great financial achievements. Few man agers have ever carved out such proud records. Even this season, with a joke pitching staff, he re modelled a team that looked fit for the sA'ap heap and put up such a gtand tight against fearful odds that until almost the very end of the campaign the Windy City threatened New York's peace of tnlnd. And for his pains he was turned down cold, kicked out prac tically from a hospital cot. The dismissal of Chance would, in any event, have bespoken in gratitude unparalleled in major league history, but the mean man ner in which Murphy went about it made him appear even more knav ish than usual. Casting about for some alibi to soothe his wounded pride in the loss of the pennant, •Murphy finally conceived the bril liant idea of laying it all to "demon rum.' He said that the Cubs had Hall Caine’s New Serial “The Woman Thou Gavest Me” is a strangely human story of a woman’s life. You will be carried to the intensest pity—the deepest love and the extreme of hatred as you follow each character. The men and women will indelibly impress you and hoi d your keen i nterest to the very end. More Standard Oil Letters The Truth About Roosevelt-Archbold William Randolph Hearst in the October issue answers Senator Penrose and those false to their trust. It is an unrelenting revelation in the interest of truth and justice, and in the hope of better government. The article reveals the Standard Oil cipher code and shows their investments in U. S. Senators. I'he surprising attitude of the then President is disclosed. 1 his article should be read by every patriotic citizen. Hearst’s Magazine 15 Cents a Copy $1.50 a Year "boozed" away the pennant, and that Chance and his men would have to sign contiacts with anti drink clauses. Chance at the time was convalescing from an operation for the removal of blood elot on the brain. He was a very siek man, but he refused to stand for C. W. •Murphy's insinuations. He hurried from New York to Chicago and a stormy scene with the babbling lit tle potentate occurred. The result was a great split, naturally. Chance Wants Release. Frank Chance declares he will not stand for any interference from Murphy, unless he is given uncon ditional release. In which event the Peerless Leader will accept one of three or four offers from Eastern clubs. In the meantime the gal lant aggregation which he has welded together at the West Side is very likely to go to seed Chance is an idol to his men and a great he o in Chicago. The players have been sore at Murphy for a long time. This latest slight to their leader seems to have absolutely demoralized the club. Joe Tinker is slated to succeed Chance, but it Better? Yes—the Vanadium built Model I is a better car than it was when it sold for almost twice its present price. Our gigantic production has beaten the cost down to where almost everyone can now afford to motor. Runabout $525 Touring Gar 600 Delivery (’ar 625 Town Cat SOO These new prices, f. o. b. Detroit, with all equipment. An early order will mean an early delivery, (let particulars from Ford Motor Company. 311 Peachtree street. Atlanta, or direct from Detroit factory. is doubtful if he will accept. Who ever gets the job w ill deserve great pity. He'll have to build up an en tirely new outfit, for the Chance machine without Chance's guiding hand would be but a shadow of former Cub ability Before Mur phy pulled his last fatal blunder the Cubs looked a sure pennant contender for 1913. Murphy is doubtless responsible for all of Horace Fogel's troubles, and they are many as the sands of the seashore. In fact, it looks as if Horace may retire permanently within the near future. If he does not do so voluntarily the National league may help him to decide on a life of peace and solitude Fogel has insulted the most sacred insti tutions of baseball's organization by insinuating against the honesty of the national pastime. He has charged Tom Lynch with deliber ately throwing the pennant to New York through umpiratical injus tices It seems time for Fogel to b> made to prove his charges by the boa d of directors of the Na tional league, or to be thrown nut of organized baseball.