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Alabama Polys Boast Some of Best Men of Southern Football History
DON AHUEPICKS ALL=AUBURN TEAM FOR ALL TIME
By Mike J. Donahue.
Coach of the Auburn Football Team.)
rpHE selection of an all-Auburn
team or an all-time team from
any college is always a diffl
ilt matter. Changes in conditions.
n the rules, in the strength of op
.ments all cause difficulties that
night make any one balk at such
i contract.
The old-timers will all swear that
;ere never were such players or
uc h teams as those used to be
hen they chased the pigskin.
of course, the youngsters listen
ith apparent respect and belief,
at privately they laugh in their
■eves and compassionately set
■. n these boasts as the meander
i.gs of addled old age.
With such a wealth of makers of
ootball history as Auburn has’ had.
ihis job of picking an all-Auburn
■earn for all time is especially difll
ult. because a football team is
imposed of only eleven players,
ind Auburn could fill many more
l.icr.s »han that with famous play-
However, with the aid and coun-
■ I of eminent authorities and with
due sense of my own incompe
nee. I undertake the job.
As to Tichenor and Dorsey.
Two of the players who made
■arly football history in Auburn
i ere “Tlch" Tichenor and "Dutch”
Horsey, both now residing in At
nnta.
Dorsey’s fame rested on his speed
n d dodging ability in the open
ti id. ’Dutch" played in 1892-93-94.
md was captain in '94.
"Tlch" was a quarterback and
a ith his enthusiasm and knowl
dge of the game, he was able to
g"t the best results out of his team.
Tich” was the originator of the
jersey stunt" made famous by the
arlisle Indians against Harvard in
inter years. By sticking the ball
under his jersey he made a touch
lown against Vanderbilt in ’95.
These were the days of flying
wedges and the hidden ball was a
very profitable stunt when per
formed by a skillful player under
over of the wedge.
“Tich’s” closest rival In those days
was Ed Huguley. now of West
Point, Ga. He was rated as a great
player and of tremendous speed.
: hough very light.
Another great halfback in those
days was Billy Williams, now in
Montgomery, He was reputed as
being fast and extremely hard to
tackle. He was one of those play
frs that was nothing but knees
when in action
*0 Later Day Stars.
Setting down to late football
teams, we find such backfield men
«s Hardage, Bradley Streit. Hum
phrey Fory, Phil Lacey, McLuie.
Reynolds, Penton and the rest. As
Hardage has gqne to another col
ege and will this year play against
Auburn, T will leave him out of con
sideration in picking an all-Auburn
trum. Vanderbilt .will have as
much claim to him as Auburn and
the same might be said of Bradley
and Bill Streit.
.For line plunging ability Bradley
was probably the greatest fullback
'hat Auburn has ever had, but he
has gone to Princeton and will aid
in makipg football history there
unless Princeton is so fortunate in
its material that it will be head and
shoulders above all other colleges,
which doesn’t seem probable in the
light of recent events.
For the same reason we will
eave out Bill Streit, who was one
of the lightest tackles who ever
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: This Team Picked •
As Auburn's Best •
• •
• Caton Center •
• Mitcham and Bonner Guards •
• Jones and Glen Tackles •
• Byrum and Davis Ends •
• Tichenor Quarter back •
• Dorsey and Williams . . Halves •
• Foy f u || back •
• Lacey. Locke. Cogdell, Reynolds. •
• Substitutes •
• Tom Bragg Manager •
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played on a winning team at Au
burn. Bill went to Washington
and Lee, where he was the whole
show in the backfield for a couple
of seasons.
With these men out, the remain
ing position in the backfield would
lie among Foy, Lacey, Penton and
Shafer. Shafer’s reputation is a
mighty good one, but on the whole
the fullback position Lies between
Foy and Lacey. Foy played half
back, but weighed close to 180 and
was very hard to bring down. In
this respect there was very little
difference between him and Lacey,
but as a kicker is needed on the
team I would give Foy the place.
He was a first-class kicker and was
fast enough to work fakes of any
Ltind. Another man who. is close
up is Tom McClure, who had no
superior as a field general in Au
burn football history. He could
drive a team and get better results
than any quarterback Auburn has
had in many a day. His tackling
was superb, so I would put him
with Huguley close up to Tichenor.
Perhaps the greatest defensive
back that Auburn has ever had was
Randolph Reynolds, who captained
the team in ’O4. He was a close
student of the game and it was im
possible to fool him.
Auburn Had Ends Aplenty.
With my backfield picked.
I will try for the ends. Going
back into ye ancient times, the
name Byrum has been handed
down as the one best bet. He was
end in 1893-94-95-96. and during
the Georgia game of '95 he had
three ribs broken early in the game,
but did not let that fact interfere
with his brilliant playing. Another
end that was prominent in those
days was Bill Stokes. He was
changed about considerably so that
his developement as a player in
any one place was interfered with.
Another great end was “Preacher"
Park, who was captain in 1901 and
who played for four years. Getting
down to later periods, we have
“Scrappy” Hill, Dan Wilkinson.
Haygood Paterson and Homer Cog
dell. Paterson and Wilkinson were
a very efficient pair of ends in 1904.
but were very light and somewhat
too light for an all-Auburn team.
Cogdell was a great end and tackle,
but his playing was somewhat errat
ic. I will save him for a later role,
lam going to bring In another man
who, though he did not play end
very much, still had all the qualifi
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Foy became tired with rushing at
fullback we could swap the two
and have a fullback who would be
as hard to stop as any of them. 1
am bringing John Davis into the
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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. MONDAY. NOVEMBER 4. 1912.
a plethora of candidates. Starting
in with the tackles, we have
"Blondy" Glen, the Gwins. Pierce.
Dan Martin. Mitcham. Streit, the
Patersons (Jim and Will), Jones,
Essllnger. Bonner, Caton. Hughes,
Culver, Harvey and others.
From all accounts, “Blondy’’ Glen
stood pre-eminent in the early days.
A 'giant in size, he was a terror to
opponents. He played in 1893-94-
95-97 and was undoubtedly
Auburn’s greatest tackles.
The Gwins, too, w’ere great play
ers and a sample of the spirit that
animated them came under the per
sonal observation of the writer, in
1906 Houston Gwin sent a nephew
down to Auburn with a note of
Introduction to the writer. Out
side of a cordial invitation to come
out and try for the team, he was
not noticed particularly. On the
field that evening one of the candi
dates was observed kicking the ball
very far, using a good stiff-legged
swing from the hip. He looked
promising and in the practice at
blocking and breaking through he
was put at .one of the ends. When
the two lines were crouched wait
ing for the signal to charge, the
writer noticed that this player’s leg
stuck out straight behind. On be
ing told to bend his knee, he glanced
up and then looking at the offend
ing limb with a grimace of disgust
said: "Coach, that d—n thing won’t
bend." It was a wooden leg.
To play . opposite Glen 1 would
pick Frank Jones from a host of
good players, including such great
players as Harvey and Esslinger.
Weighing close to 200, Jones used
his hands in such away that it was
impossible to block him and he had
the ability to sense opponents’ for
mations so as to know just where to
hit them and effectively spill them.
Great Was Mitcham.
For the guard positions the man
who towers above all Is Mitcham.
He did what very few even great
players can do—that is, shine ef
fectively against opponents when
playing with a weak team. The
team he starred on certainly does
not look like much, even in a pic
ture book. The men appeared to
try to make up what they lacked in
ability by fierceness of mien. It
looks like an all-hair team. With a
team such as this “Mitch” turned
what was apparently an over
whelming defeat into a glorious
victory by practically his own un
aided efforts in the Georgia game
of 1898. None of the backs being
able to advance the ball, he left
his guard position and, going Into
the backfield, carried the ball up
and down the field until three
touchdowns were scored and the
game won, 18-17.
The other guard position lies be
tween Bonner and "Daddy” Locke
Locke was the steadie” of the two.
but he was hampered by the fact
that he was called on to play in
several positions. He played guard,
tackle, end and in the backfield, so
that he was prevented from reach
ing his highest development in any
one position. Bonners guard play
at times was good enough for any
team. He was tall, rangy and ac
tive. and had four years' expe
rience. Other guards close up are
Dan Martin, who made up in foot
ball knowledge what he lacked in
weight: "Scut" Allen, “Goat” Da
vis and Moon.
Caton Gets Center.
This leaves only the center posi
tion. Os the old-timers the name
of Culver is often mentioned as
being a great center, but never hat -
ing seen Culver and knowing Ca
ton’s work at center. I will give the
place to him. An accurate passer
and impossible to fool, he got op
ponents, whether they tried to com
through the line or around the end
tie was fast and a deadly’ tackier.
Other good centers- were Beaver
and Batson.
As substitutes on this team. I
would use Park, Locke, Lacey' and
Walker Reynolds, who would do the
.kicking. These players could fill in
any- possible vacancy on the team
and do it so well that the difference
between their work and the regu
lars would hardly be noticeable, of
course, no one that is now play ing
has been considered.
MURPHY WANTS“LEAGUE”
FOR SHORTSTOP TINKER
CHICAGO, Xov. I.—Doolan, Besvlr-i.
Hoblitzel and Marsano- that's ail P.es.
ident Murphy, of the Cubs, wants for
Joe Tinker. When Johnny Evers, new
manage -, comes back to take up his
duties. In- v.ill be instructed to get these
men, o. keep Tinker. if Evers can
make the trade Murphy says there is
nothing to stand in the way of Tinker's
managing the Cincinnati Reds
JIMMY ARCHER KICKS
FOR SALARY INCREASE
CHICAGO. Xov. • -Jimmy Archer
had a conference with Evers before the
latter's departure. The star catcher
has not signed for next year and it Is
said he will demand a real salary. Jim
is certainly in a position to hold mH. for
he is the only experienced and able
bodied backstopper on John's list.
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BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip
Charles Comiskey. by wav of a little
publicity, has announced that he will pay
Frank Chance $20,000 a year as manager.
Fat chance that Murphy will let him go
to the White Sox at any price.
• • ■
Charley Murphy’s agitation for fear he
will not get Mike Dolan to plav short
stop for his Cubs is amusing. Charley
in effect owns both clubs.
* « •
An announcement In a Pittsburg pa
per says that Bud Sharpe, the old Pi
rate first baseman, who has managed the
Oakland team this year, has been or
dered to quit the game by his doctor,
and that he has decided to do it. The
story says that Sharpe "expects to go to
Georgia and that he will probably scout
for the Boston Nationals."
• W •
The Boston Americans are capitalized
at $109,000. They made almost half again
more than that on the world's series
alone.
♦ # *
Catcher Meyers is buying a ranch at
Riverside, Cal.
It seems that after all Mordecai
Brown's sale to Louisville has not been
completed. The Colonels refused to turn
over the purchase money until they were
sure that Brown would play with them.
The Terre Haute club has offered M.
Brown the management and a part own
ership of the club.
With a certain appreciation of the fit
ness of things, the Illinois Athletic club
waited until Charley Murphy, the pro
hibitionist mogul, was away before it
started the tank season.
• fc ■
Fred Snodgrass will I>o kept by Mc-
Graw as an advertisement. He committed
the mist costly error in the world
• * •
The death of Vice President' Sherman
recalls the fact that he was a tremendous
fan. a warm supporter of the Washington
team, and that, even though a fatally sick
man, he received the world's series bul
letins with the greatest Interest.
Things have come to an awful pass with
the Highlanders when they let Tommy
McMillan go and keep "Slowfoot Jack”
Lelivelt.
• * •
If the National league lets "Foolish"
Fogel get away with his present play
against Lynch and the umpires it will
go down in the estimation of the fans tc
a point not less than 5 degrees below con
tempt.
• • •
Charley Murphy has wrecked what was
left of the Cub machine. That means that
the race next year is between the Giants
and the Pirates.
Considering how many ball players and
umpires have gone in for vaudeville this
winter leads to the suspicion that the
theatrical moguls be hard put to it to
fill the programs.
* • »
There’s only one thing worse than a
ball player in vaudeville and that’s a ban
player in "legit.”
* ♦ ♦
Jimmy Block has served notice on Mil
waukee that he does not play next year
unless he gets as much as Comiskey gave
him. Which is foolish. If he was worth
what "Commey” gave him he'd still be
in the big leagues. At that .Timmy in
making good money scraping the tops oft
suds. So he doesn't worry.
• * »
Jackson and Graney are sure of out
field positions with the Naps next year.
The other job Is uncertain. Tim Hen
dryx has been passed up and the chance
lies among Ryen. Liebold and Beall. If
none of the three comes up to specifica
tions .loe Birmingham will play it him
self.
Had to Have I
His Nerve I
with Him— I
bis nervcs > too—steady and
stron ß f° r t^lat moment of action.
■ N° ll,nc to Figure it out —just time
toi/oit. That’s why the policeman
likcs a good chew that keeps a man’s
machinery working good —head
machinery and hand machinery.
w^at a heap of comfort it is
at tllose ot^cr tßmcs wken the day’s
work is ~i ust being quietly on the
J °k- That’s when a man really
bas time to notice the difference
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KINO KELLY FIRST OF MANY DIAMOND COMEDIANS
By Sam Crane.
NOW that “Germany" Shafer
and Nick Altrpck, the most
famous of the present-day
I omedlans of the Diamond,” are
to double up on the vaudeville stage
and try to draw laughs from audi
ences throughout some circuit or
other, and Hughey Jennings is to
follow John ,1 McGraw and Rube
Marquard in the same laudable en
deavor to do the uplift behind the
footlights, it is brought to mind
that several other baseball qelebrf
ties of former days, who wore none
the less prominent in popular fa
vor in their day, had the spotlight
focused on them to their great
financial advantage, if not to their
reputations, as actor men.
I he clowns of the diamond have
been many, but there was a great
difference between the clown and
the comedian. And, again, there
was a wide disparagement be
tween those players who tried to be
funny and couldn’t and those who
were naturally witty and did not
have to draw out forced laughs.
Mike Kelly was perhaps the first
player who made a hit with the
baseball public as a comedian.
’King Kel” could carry a crowd
with him. whether a partisan one
or friendly, with all the ease and
sangfroid of a born actor. He was
hot only one of the best players who
ever wore spikes, but he was brainy
and witty, and his audacity .in pull
ing off funny and foxy plays right
under the umpire's nose caused
more real thrills of gratification
and wholesale recrimination, ac
cording to the team one was root
ing for, than if he made a. clean
up home run every time he went to
bat.
Kelly Good Natured.
Mike was always good natured.
He never retaliated for the guying
or "knocks'’ hurled at him during
games when he performed his most
outrageous stunts, but would al
ways “get back” at his detractors
in the most amiable and cutting
way.
There was no trick known in
baseball, no matter how brazen it
might be, that he would not at
tempt if he saw a chance to win a
game by doing it.
I have frequently seen him cut
directly across the diamond from
shortstop to the home plate, and as
there was only one umpire in those
days, he would often get away with
it. And then what a jollying he
would give the unfriendly crowd
that was clamoring for his gore.
At baseball repartee he was in a
class by himself, and In no way was
he offensive about it. And I never
knew of a spectator who got the
best of him.
"King Kel” w/ht on the stage
after that and was just as popular a
thespian as he was a ball player.
Arlie Latham, when he was with
the St. Louis Browns and Chicago
Brotherhood club, 22 years ago, was
a real comedian. He was very
funny in his talk and acrobatic
stunts. He was not at his best
with the Giants a year ago, for he
was hired as a clown then and
forced himself to be funny.
It was Latham who, when the
Chicagos and Giants were playing
in 1890, on the present Polo grounds,
built a bonfire back of third
base and lighted candles to enforce
his claim to the umpires that it
was too dark to continue the game.
Arlie was on the stage, too. in the
“Runaway Colt” and other plays.
"Bug” Holliday was another
player who made a reputation as a
clown. With his cap cocked away
down over one eye and his little
swagger he made quite a hit with
the crowds. It was “Bug” who
once corrected an umpire who
shouted, “Three balls; take your
base!" when an opposing player
who was at bat shouted. “Yon
mean. Mr. Umpire, three balls, fake
your watch. You’re a robber!”
Dan O’Leary was n funny player
and couldn’t help it. It was Dan
who, after running all the way
around the bases on a long drive,
was so incensed at the umpire, for
calling the hit a foul that he held
up his hands appealingly to the sky
and moaned:
"Suffering humanity. What
strange fatality is following me?”
Ran Bases Wrong Way.
In the same game Dan, Who was
a left-handed batter, hit right
handed, there being a “southpaw”
in the box, and walloped out a
clean home run. But, unfortunate
ly, by reason of batting out of his
usual way, he started toward third
and made the circuit of the bases
the wrong way around. He was
called out.
In terrible anger, he walked up
in front of the grandstand and,
glaring at "his umps.” shouted:
“Ladies and gentlemen, have I got
to kill anoth< r umpire? I will al
low you to decide.”
Pet: Browning, after whom the
famous “Louisville slugger” bats
were named, was another come
dian. although he didn’t know It.
He knew little but baseball. In
looking at a picture in a store win
dow of a president and his cabinet.
Pete remarked; “I wonder what
nine that is? I never played against
them.”
Then there was "Orator” George
Schafer, Walter Brodie, Tom Tuck
er, Kid Gleason, “Juice" Latham,
"Roaring Bill” Harbridge, “Übbo
Joe” Hornung. Dad Clarke, Jess ,
Burkett and lots of other/; who by Z:|
their accentriclties, personal char
acterlsties of manner and “talk,” ja
were considered fully up to the |
high-class clowns and ' comedians
of the present day "entertainers of
the diamond, "Germany” Schaefer
and Nick Altrock are considered to
be in.
COMPANY F WINNER
OF GRIDIRON GAME
AT FORT M’PHERSON
The fans who braved the cold wins
yesterday to attend the footbaii game
between Companies F and B at Fort
McPherson certainly were treated to an
open game. Though the battle was one
sided. It was more than Interest- 1
ing. The final score was 68 to oln
favor of the F team. ,
The F boys played a swell game, an<
the feature of the activities was long
end runs of 80 yards each by Schwartz
Hampshire and SchifTHn. Every one of
the boys on the winning eleven played
good ball, and too much praise can not 5
be given to the Company B boys for
the pluck they showed through the en
tire combat. These boys have not had
as much practice as the Company 1
team. They also played against odds,
as none of them had cleats on their
shoes. ’ “•
The second quarter was the most
spectacular one of the game. Four
touchdowns were made—two by
Schwartz and two by Hampshire.
Haßlbshire was laid out in the last few
minutes of the game with a wrenched
knee.
CARROLL REED FORSAKES
RACERS-FOR PUMPKINS
CINCINNATI, Nov. 4.—Carroll B.
Reed, former owner and trainer of the
noted handicap horse. The Picket, win
ner of the Brooklyn handicap and other
big races, and a man known to every
race follower in Dixie, was at Latonia
Wednesday for the first time this fall.
‘T’m out of the horse business and have
become a farmer.” said Reed. “I have
a big farm in Houstonvllle, Ky., not
many miles from Ed Hopper, former
secretary of the Latonia Jockey club,
and I find a surer profit in raising corn
and pumpkins than breeding horses and
racing them.”
YALE ELEVEN BACK TO WORK.
NEW HAVEN, Nov. 4.—After a
three days lay-off caused by the death
of Theodore York. Yale resumed foot
ball practice today. Scrimmaging wa;
ordered for this afternoon.
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