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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 This Invention for Rupture Sent On 60 Days Trial Won’t Cost You A Cent If the Two Months Test Doesn’t Prove All Our Claims Away With jAJw' Worthless Trusses k Id Like These l !l<lke l < lke a thorough prove-it - io withont h .v Stiaranteed rupture holder havi I ng . “■ risk a single eent. ‘ J?' 1 J' , t 0 - vou for sixty .lavs . ■ 1- practical)) lend it io you that long fakes in f. yo ? 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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 cations for that position, and when 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 end company, though lie made his reputation at fullback. Both he and Foy could handle the ball well* and could receive forward passes under the new rules or plunge un der the old rules. So I have mv ends. i | For the line positions Auburn has as a broken bone can’t “knit unless cou stantly held together. 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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. The boy's appetite is often the source of amazement. If you would have such i'll appetite, take Chamberlain's Tab les. They not only c-beate a healthy ap petite, but strengthen the stomach and enable it to do its work naturally, l-'or sale by all dealers. (Advt.i ONLY 519.35 WASHING TON AND RETURN Via SEABOARD. On <ab X'ovi mb< r Mh to 14th. limit 11 . , Two u-<> dull' . I'ily Ticket < tlflei SS I’ i<lltr<-t < Atlvl.i 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 between one chew and another. That’s when he stops to pick out | DRUMMONO “ I | CHEWING TOBACCO * I \ c ?’ Drummond s the mild, fragrant, nat- get a chew that is a chew. Get the whole uia leaf the very best natural leaf, selected some, nerve-steadying comfort of a perfectly I over th a t Snug m eu! box '° f l I 10c - Sam Crane Tells of Interesting Jokes and Tricks Pulled by Players 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. 13