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A-*A *"** /jKrj v■Xy ./ 'W£Gi ~J~ whm H jig [ | 9KK - - H StVSiCj F 1 I W 1 WW •-hT/SPWwRw ”;BM . : h...>- ;l , i: .J / ’! zziz 0 a*w 71- - B wH i- —-■ - J L psp- j . Annual Meeting of Southern League Offers Little Excitement ATLANTA’S DEMAND: ‘NO SHORT SATURDAY GAMES’ By Percy H. Whiting. THE annual meeting of the Southern league is due in a month or so—and Indica tions are that it will serve chiefly as an excuse for Colonel Rick Wood-ward to open a lot of dark green bottles filled with bubbly stuff Thia uncorking business will doubtless be the main business of the meeting Os course, they will go through the formality of re-electing Wil liam M. Kavanaugh as president. Sure! The only thing that puzzles me is why they' don’t elect him for life and be done with it. Judge Kavanaugh’s services this year have pleased. He furnished a fair staff of umpires and paid more attention than usual to business. Rut then If he hadn’t, they would have elected him, anyhow. Tt's chronic. Then there’s one other thing they' always do —they' discuss the salary limit. They wouldn’t feel that they had earned their pay if they didn’t do that. Os course, this salary' limit dis cussion is purely academic. Only' those clubs which can’t afford to Jump the salary' limit pay- any at tention to It anyhow. Rut still they’ll discuss It. Oh. yes, one more thing—they will formally award the pennant to i he Birmingham club. They go through that formality every year, too. And that'll he about all. ex cept for the banquet that will be given and the modified fire water. Ah. surely 1t will be a great ses sion 1 • ♦ • PEAKING of salary' limits, it Is probably a fact that the team which won the pennant, Birming ham, had the highest salaried club, and that the Mobile team, which made the most brilliant showing next to the Barons, was the cheap est. Nobody supposes that the Barons were under the limit or anywhere near It. At that, they' probably were far front the top record for price. A lot of the Barone were rank second-raters and were play ing doubtless for small money. At STYLE AND COMFORT, OR CORNS? Y e tit shoes with just as much care and \ apprehension as we fit clothes. We hear in \ mind this question—“ What will he the result A in future?” Our shoes arc so stylish that yon might be < -- z tempted to wear them for looks, but with trained knowledge of the business, we combine the two in the highest possible perfection of appearance and comfort. $2.50 s£, < oinc m lor a try-on in anything in black or tan. lace or button. PARKS4MBERS=HARDW£K 37-59 Peachtree Street COMPANY IZ Atlanta, Georgia | the same time there were some high-salaried men on the club— Almeida, Prough and some other former big leaguers. The Mobile club, on the other hand, was a cheap club. There is no way of proving this, but every body is willing to takeft as a fact on suspicion. The combination of Mike Finn and the Mobile treasury doesn't sound expensive, somehow Mike has been In the habit of turn ing out cheap teams and the Mobile club hasn’t been In the habit of hiring any other kind. Looking back over the late la mented season the brave showing of Finn’s team was the sensation of the year. We all picked the Gulls for last or thereabouts and It wasn’t until the last month that anybody’ outside of south Alabama really be lieved that Finn’s team would finish in the first division. • • • QNB: thing will be up to President Frank Callaway, of the Atlanta club, and that will be to stand out for a better schedule for tire At lanta club. At that, we'll bet he doesn't get it. The chief kick on last year's schedule was that Atlanta got a lot of early Saturday games, so that FODDER FOR FANS So somebody has offered Ty Cobb $16.- 000 a year to buy cotton. Perhaps. Hut what in the mischief does Cobb know about cotton? • * * Very nice of McGraw to say he is go ing to stick by Snodgrass—very tactful and all that. But it doesn't give "Snoddv” any come-back when "His Mugs" puts the skids under him next season ... Rewards offered for accurate informa tion as to tlie whereabouts of the 1913 managers of the Cincinnati, Brooklyn, St. Louis Nationals and Louisville clubs There's money coming to ail of them -when they are found. ♦ » » Confidentially, if you were the pros pective manager of the Brooklyns, for instance, wouldn’t vou hide? ... Louis Hellbroner, well known in Dixie as a big league scout, is likelv to be named president of the Central league. • « • Columbus and Omaha will bld for the 1913 meeting of the National Association of Minor I,eagues. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 31. 1912. teams playing here that day could catch early trains to some point where they were scheduled to play’ Sunday games. Now. it has happened for the last two years that nothing has mat tered much—early games, late games, or no games at all. For the team has been so supremely rotten that nobody' cared a hang for the games, anyhow. But suppose the Crackers get in the pennant hunt again—they have been there a couple of times within the last ten years, you will recall—think of the hundreds, of the thousands of dol lars, that will be lost if Saturday afternoon games are called too early . This state of affairs has come about because the Southern league has acquired a false notion of the importance of Sunday games as compared with Saturday games. In the Sunday towns they don't have any attendance at all. to speak of, except on Sunday. So they have to play' up these games strong. At the same time Atlanta —with a team better than eighth—is the best Sat urday town in the Southern league. It should not get the worst of It. There must be some way to devise a scheme so that all the Saturday' games are not cut into. Charley Murphy says he wants players nineteen or twenty to take the place of most of his present team. It's good off season conversation—but Imagine any nfneteen-year-old boys taking the places of Chance. Zimmerman, and those ginks! • • • The Phillies are trying to sell Gabby Cravath to some class AA club, but the price asked thus far has been too high. • • • Joe Tinker says lie would rather see Hans Wagner perform than any other player. "It makes me feel so young," says Joe. • « « Cy Forsyth, of Dallas, now the prop erty of Chattanooga, is likely to add to the gayety of the Southern league next season—for so long a time as lie lasts. Cy’ is a batter. Nobody ever denied that —but a bug! Wow! • * « Somebody alleges that in searching for speed and dash the managers are over looking Toni .Needham, Tom,»they say. can play two pair harder than’any man in organized baseball. ATHENS BELIEVES SEWANEE TEAM "RINGING" ATHENS, GA., Oct. 31.—Al though no official protest has been made or will probably be made by Georgia officials here, there is a common belief that some of the Sewanee players' records should be investigated before fur ther participation in S. I. A, A. football. Besides it seeming an un usual coincidence that such stars as Moore, Dobbins and Sheldon should decide to come so far to en ter college. It is reported that one star, on coming from Murfreesboro, Pa., is to automatically forget his name while playing in the South, and is participating in Southern athletics under an assumed name. Coach Cunningham is putting his warriors through gruelling work outs this week in an attempt to round the team in shape for the game with Sewanee Saturday, which is considered here as one of the hardest on the Red and Black schedule. Athens Men Not in Condition. For the first time since Cunning ham took charge of Georgia athlet tics, three years ago, he is having trouble getting his men in the prop er physical condition. In past sea sons this has given the coaches but little worry, and only a few times last season was time taken out in any game for a Georgia player. This season, despite the up-to-date training quarters that were estab lished at the beginning of the prac tice season, not only in practically every game has some player been knocked out, but in more than one scrimmage has a sprained ankle, a lame knee or a Charley horse been developed. “Not that Georgia Is begging off on account of any disappointment scores up to now or wishes to make any advance apologies," remarked Coach Cunningham when asked in what shape his team would be for Saturday, "but it is just to let Georgia supporters know that the team does not merit the criticism it is receiving.” Wheatley's Knee Is Bad. Wheatley has had a sprained knee for several weeks, and the past few games he has played in found him limping around support ed with a brace, Parris and Du-*' cas seem not to round Into form, while Harrell and Sancken are now hospital patients. So it has been and continues to be, and of course such conditions as these necessi tate a continual change in the line up. DIA THOMAS’ SCALP ANNEXED BY W. LEWIS NEW YORK. Oct. 31.—Another for eign scalp lias been annexed by an American boxer. It is the tuft from the head of Dia Thomas, middleweight champion of England, and today it hangs at the belt of Willie Lewis, who beat the Briton tn ten rounds of fast fighting at the New Forty-fourth Street Sporting club last night. Joe Jeannette, the Hoboken, N. J., heavyweight, had an easy time out pointing Jim Johnson, another negro heavyweight. Johnson had 28 pounds advantage, but was a child in the skill ful hands of Jeannette. Jeannette goes to Australia next month for several tights, one with Sam Langford, for the heavyweight cham pionship. HORR. PURDUE'S COACH. SUMMARILY DISMISSED LAFAYETTE. IND., Oct. 31.—Coach Marquis F. Horr, in charge of Purdue's football squad, lias been summarily dismissed by the university authorities for "improper condui ■ " Horr came from Northwestern uni versity a yeai ago Former Atlanta Sport Writer, Now at Harvard, Sizes Up Crimson Team HARVARD EXPECTS SOFTCINCH WITH VANDERBILT Ry JI dwell Foreman. (Former Atlanta Newspaper Man, Now a Student at Harvard.) Harvard university, CAMBRIDGE, MASS., Oct. 31.—At Harvard Just now the Crimson- gluttons are licking their chops and casting hungry glances at a team they' are to meet November 9—Vanderbilt, the hope of the South. The Johnny Har vard® philosophize thusly: “Just after a jaw-breaking chew with Tai Pendleton’s braves from Old Nassau, we will have one palate-tickling delicacy' in this sweet morsel from the South, from whence all sweet morsels flow.” And with that the hungry de mons lick their chops, preparing to roll the savory bit beneath their greedy tongues. But there are those from the South here who, after Vandy’s recent wonderful showing, are hoping that the Commodores will interfere with Harvard’s di gestion Wendell’s Crimson warriors whipped the Brown Bear to defeat Saturday, but the victors showed a weakness at line plunging, the scores being made mainly' by Brick 'iey’s running and kicking. Whether Coach Haughton is saving his line plungers for next Saturday’s strug gle with Princeton is unknown. He will probably need all their power then. Harvard Won't Beat Best. The Harvard eleven this year is a wonderful organization, with drive and power in the line, and speed and brains in the backfield. But Vanderbilt, having such a team as she has, should certainly come to Cambridge with high hopes of crossing the Crimson goal line. Harvard will have just finished a tiresome, fatiguing game; men will probably be injured. Certainly Haughton, as usual, will use his substitutes as much as possible. The Crimson backfield this year is one which by broken field run ning as well as by, line plunging. Is going to carry the’pigskin to many big Eastern goals. Briekley, Hard wick and Wendell! A trio of su preme worth. Percy Wendell, that two-fisted demon line plunger who has made the all-American team by his crashing dives through lines sup posed to be impregnable, has been playing his usual great game. His tremendous shoulder power gives him a powerful stiff arm that is ca pable of laying low the mightiest tacklers.- Captain Wendell seldom fails when called upon a buck across for the last down. Briekley was out of the game for a few days last week. When I saw him in the locker room directly after his injury’. I feared that his split gum might interfere with his playing during the next few games. But not so. The doctor has pro nounced him sound, which condi tion he has proven by his recent marvelous work. Briekley is a brilliant end runner. who, once started, can carry the ball far and wide. Hardwick is perhaps Harvard's most brilliant open field runner. He has a dodge, twist and turn that eludes tacklers in a manner almost weird and uncanny. He is of great service in returning punts, where, by his shifty speed, he leaves in his wake piles of spent tacklers, mys tified by his magic dodging. Gardner Weakest Behind Line. Harry' Gardner, at quarter, is the weakest man in the backfield. He is not a great tackler nor tinner. He is axfairly good field general, however, which is about all needed with the three other stars. This backfield, I firmly believe, is going to plough through Princeton and Yale. It may fail to score, hut a combination of throe such phe noms -one a magnificent open field runner and returner of punts, an other a speedy end runner, and the other a dusljing plunger— must leave its mark. This backfield, too, it must be remembered, works behind a wall of interference, a wonderful pro tection. Coach Percy Haughton, in secret practice, has an interfer ence dummy - rigged up for the players. Tills is used daily. The men are taught to hurl themselves before any tackler, anywhere, at any time. To this practice of un selfish team work must be credited much of the success of Harvard's backfield. Vandy Has Fast Backfield. Vanderbilt, like most of the big Eastern teams, is this year blessed with a fast backfield. Harvard’s ends, consequently, will have their hands full. The ends of the Crim son. while not as high in average as the backs, are good, safe play ers. Sam Felton is an old, expe rienced veteran. He is a savage tackler and a great punter. Fel ton's left leg is being counted on to boot Harvard out of many a pie carious position. Hollister, another old end, was out on the field at practices, but he tells me he is still on probation. Coolidge. Froth ingham, Milholland, O'Brien and others are being groomed for the other end. Harvard's line lias been lighting all the year with a determined doggedness. The wall of defense is as stable and tough as a barbed wire fence. Composed of warriors like Hitchcock, Storer, Trumbull and Pennock, this defensive brigade can hurl back the attack of the hardest line plunger. The charge made by the line is hard and low, and the repulse delivered is severe. There is no trouble here. The line will fight, and fight well to the last ditch. When the Printer dets apiece of "Rush Copy* a chew of Drummond helps him to det Cf •, ***' down to work rflW VgMKutr I DRUMMOND NATURAL LEAF CHEWING TOBACCO I ' J |J I expect to see Vanderbilt hold Harvard to three or four touch downs, with a possible score for the MeGuginites. Percy’ Haughton is not going to extend his team on the Saturday after the Princeton game. Wt ri del! and Hardwick will probable be out of most of the game. Several linemen will probably be preserved tor later use. This custom has been consistently followed by the Crim son coaches. They took on Van derbilt for an easy struggle just after the terrible Princeton Cash, and they are not going to work their heroes hard to roll up a big score on the Commodores. Commodores' Hardest Game. Vanderbilt, on the other land, will be up against its hardest game of the season. But Hardage and Collins should certainly he able to slip over several long runs If Haughton runs in some subs, and then if Vandy pulls a couple of successful foryvard passes, a score for the Nashvillians should result. There is. Indeed, no reason why Vanderbilt should not get away with some passes and trick plays. Williams, as soon as Haughton sent in his subs, unwound five success ful’ forward passes, making a threatening march toward the Crimson goal. The Vanderbilt boys should have a better aggregation than the Williams crew. BASKETBALL GAMES V'ANTED. The basket ball five of Company H is now organized and has several dates to fill. Managers with fast liv< s un der their wings kindly adilr< ss .Man ager Maurice L. Levine, Company H, Seventeenth infantry, Fort McPher son, Ga. Games are desired away from home.