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18 -DITL-D Zz W. S FARNSWORTH degdrds PROVE LEAH 15 SHE ON GLASS By Percy IL Whiting. ryxHE more a man studies the I batting and fielding averages ■“• which have Just been issued by the Southern league, the more it sweeps over you what a really me diocre league it was last year and what a HORRIBLE club Atlanta must have had to finish lust. 4(1 points behind Chattanooga and «6 behind Montgomery. The league lucked class and the record# show It. Take the first basemen: Sykes. Agler, McGil vray and Do< Johnston were the best; and "Doc," while he "went up," was not among the star bat ters, and was the worst fielder of the entire lot. Wares, Marcan, Alperman and Jordan were the real second base men—and the stars were Alpet- , man and Jordan, though the rec ords do not show it. Elberfeld, Ellam. Balenti. Cran dall and Harbison were useful shortstops, though Ellam batted _ most feebly. The third bajsemen had nothing on the rest Almeida butted mar velously well for a while, and had a good record for the year. But his fielding was off. There were three or four good outfielders, but they' won their fame by good batting rather than good fielding Certainly there will be few med- | als given to the Southern of last season for its pitchers Aitehison. of Montgomery, really did great work with a poor club. So did Demare*—but hardly a Southern | leaguer believes he Is good enough to stick in the National league. Wagner had a good year, but he isn’t any Walter Johnson or Ed Walsh. Foxen is a fine old has been—with a good team behind him. Boyd, of Birmingham, was 25 per cent pitcher and 75 per cent support. Cavet and Smith were a couple of skinny youngsters who may fill out some day and amount to something, but who haven’t ar rived yet. * ♦ • AS usual, there are a lot of fea tures of interest about the fig ures. For instance. Bill Bernhard got through the season with a batting average of 1.000. Os course, he didn’t get to bat so very often. Thon there was the amazing per formance of "Natural Stuff” Wal dorf. The big German worked In 12 games and lost 11 of them Another notable pitching effort was that of Bair, in 1911 he won 20 games and lost 11. In 1912 he won 8 games and lost 21. It Is also worth recalling that At lanta had one pitcher whose aver age for the season was .760. This man was Price. He started In only four games and wv>n three of them. The best average of any regular At lanta pitchers—if you could call any of ’em "regular”—were those of Sitton and Becker. Sitton won 10 and lost 10. Becker won 7 and lost 7. Both, accordingly, had a pitching average of .500 for a team that finished with an average of .294 It Is also worth noting that the only first baseman who was sent up to the big leagues for anything but a cover-up was "Doc” Johnston, and his fielding was the worst of any Southern league first baseman. Several players who were canned for one reason or another through out the season made good show ings. Al O’Dell, who wasn't good enough for Atlanta, led the league third basemen in fielding, and hit well. Earl Sykes, who was also let out by Atlanta, was second among the first basemen tn fielding Sea bough. who was canned by Nash ville, proved, according to the rec ords, the second best catcher in the hugue An Interesting happening was that Atlanta let out two pitchers to Montgomery —Johns and Paige. Each man won 14 games and lost 15 for the season. The only differ ence was that Paige worked In one more game- -and got a tie. THORPE AND PENDLETON TIED ON TOUCHDOWNS NEW YORK. Nov V The •■■t.<l griet of touchdowns for Captain Tharpe, of the Indians, rose to fourteen last Saturday, which makes him and I*, i - dleton, of Princeton, th» leaders f t . season in that department. Each ,s made fourteen. Ihe Indians alw.iy have been a big scoring t. nr. hut it also is characteristic of them that they are scored on at a.more extens ve rat. than is generally the case with a team of so mm h »tr« ngth (Rhei w i» It would appear that there is a wider gap between their strength in offei s. and defense than is true of most teams of their caliber. A better idea could be hail of Just how strong the red men -are t’.i" y. ar If they played Harvard. Yah- ... Pri ton. None of these three is . : the ■ lisle schedule. Still th: In.lions lav. r game on for next Hatur»ht> \\hl< i> likely to test their scoring ability l et ter than any preceding gum* Th* y m, to play th< Army. am. . .ii g to the effectiveness of tin Ari. y .ot.. .it i seldom that any oppomni tnriv. •» t . .. h In point making even it *t beats 1 ■ We«t Pointer. Here’s What Vanderbilt Is Up Against Tomorrow at Harvard I This is the great Briekley in the aet of kicking a goal. This Z' *' Y field goal phenom, who scored nine of Harvard’s points against ’ Princeton with his educated toe. is feared more by Vanderbilt than <mv other man on the Crimson eleven. The Commodores ? will kee *P clos ' ! ' vat, -'“ 011 11 ’ 1 “ * n tomorrow’s struggle at Cam- \ // * / // r / / aMk ■ \ // -i .■ /Z-, / t WB \ -'w // / z / k \ W w ■// ! - M mi? W 9 w ; - R \ Wendell, whose r' \ X .tie is expected to pm Briekley f ? w.\ " K, . a position to kick field goals. \ f lANDT WORKS IN STADIUM TODAT FOR IIAHW.ro CAMBRIDGE. MASS.. Nov. 8. The Vanderbilt team, twen ty strong, has arrived within the shade of Cambridge's historic elms and this afternoon takes the first football work out that ever a ( Vanderbilt team took on Massa chusetts soil. The Harvard team has extended to Vanderbilt the courtesies of the. stadium and they will go through good, fast signal practice there tills afternoon. McGugln's greatest fear is that j his men may go stalo mentally | rather than physically, and to avoid ant such thing he sought to put tlie Commodores at ease. He point ed out to them that while Har vard possessed a big, rugged team and would outweigh Vanderbilt something like six pounds to the man, still they need not be looked upon as being exactly invincible. No one ever accused John Har vard of having that splendid cour age of the Yale Bulldog or the Princeton Tiger. And McGugln im pressed upon his charges the fact that when the 1910 team clashed with Yale the Vanderbilt hacks lit erally made a monkey of End Kirk patrick, who was chosen by Walter Camp for his All-American team. Collins Outshines Neely. Wilson Collins, one of the stars of this year's back field, has it all over Bill Neely, of the 1910 team, while Sikes outshines Kent Morri son in every department of the game. WJten it comes to compar ing I<ewis Hardage to Bo Williams, who was the best of the 1910 back field—Well. Georgia sent Vander bilt a great man in Williams, but Williams' going in the football Hall of fame will have to go a long ways before he meets Hardage coming out. There are many who make the claim that Vanderbilt caught Yale in 1910 when the Bulldog was lam entably weak, but they all overlook the fact that that same "weak" team played both Harvard and Princeton to a standstill. So far ns the linesmen go. Buddy Morgan at center has improved in his work 100 per cent, and the same is true of Nuck Brown at end. No man in the 1912 line can approach the matchless Frog Metzger, but Tom Brown Is far ami away hotter than ho was when he appeared against Yale. Shipp, at tackle, is i Improving every day and right now Is at the top of his stride and should ho round into shape in time ■ I for the Harvard affair he will prove a hard nut for the Harvard lines men to crack. It’s Just as well not ■ i to make any comparison at the quarterback position since such brrliant performers as Ray Morri -1 son appear about one time in a dec , ade. But there is a chance that Za. h Curlin's broad toe. backed by 17.’ pounds of muscle, will figure tn a affair with Harvard, and if he does get going right—well. Brick ley tna\ be a pretty fair sort of • player, but Curlin, when he 1s right. - a’" '•-t as much of a wonder at booting t ■ ball over the goal. This Year's Team Is Best. ■| king everything into Consider tmr ' • team of 1910 could not ’ j e.i npni w 1:11 this are Cotnmo ; ■ woo have Shown t . most I ■ • TILE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEAX S.FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 8,19 u. ' ' \ \\ flr >Ji L mEF / 1 JakV;'/> Jnfcfc. gjUIK Harvfl.al w;|l —>> y jt 7 qg pta.hahiv use . vw //■Bi' T end, who will do most // the game, but of the kiekmo against // Jl ullcP k Uc,s W7’’.’*.:Wk ■> SWIMMING TEAM IS ORGANIZED! 8T J. A. 0. Atlanta Athletic club has I branched out -or rather swam out into u new field of sport; for the club has at pres ent a swimming team that prom ises to give an excellent account of itself. Being something entirely new In Atlanta, the elub members are taking much interest in the practices and welfare of the water squad. Tom W inans, a member of the swimming team of the Illinois Ath letic elub that represented the Stars I and Stripes in the recent Olympic meet, ranks as one of the team’s stars and is doing much toward its success by bls able coaching. The first appearance of the team J will probably be against the Bfr- I mingham Athletic elub. This club ' also has a water squad that set ms ' to be the pride of the Iron City, it also boasts of an Olympic athlete in fact, a teammate of Winans. RIVERS WINS A BRIDE IF HE TRIMS MORRIS L<’>S ANGELES. Nov S. W hen Bay - , mond Rivers, the pugilist, stands to? to toe with "Sam” Morris in the arena next Tuesday he will put up the fight of j his life, if he beats Morris and gets I tlie purse Rivers w ill mar y Miss \gm > : Mailer, an actress, on Wednesday night, j If Rivers is whipped well, he isn’t I thinking much about that toda’y. Miss Maher will wait at her home to hear the result of the battle. SCHWARTZ SIGNS FOR 8-ROUND GO WITH ABEL CHATTANOOGA. TENN, Nov. B. Articles have been signed between Jake Abel, of this city , and Yankee Schwa-ttz. of Philadelphia, to meet here In eight rounds November -’7. The two will be the headliners for the opening of a new club The two fought*a draw in Nash ville last spring Abe! is already train ing here. MISSISSIPPI MEETS'” ALABAMA TEAM TODAY Tl’Si'Al*'OSA M.A Nov s The I’niverslty of Al ibtumi and the I’niver- I sitv of M .-“I '.-ipi'i oo.ball t ms meet I ! ■ n iln gi idlron 'a n- today . I’he IvhW "ill ent. the game . veitly I ma.eln d as to -p. ed. vci * h ami exit j Hence | °C>V'<a.»GHY * K This pirlUl'e shows W <‘lltlcll tiiitl Brinkley tilmul to hit the line in one of 1 heir famous rushes. With Clemson Out of Way, Georgia Has but 2 More Hard Battles XTHENS, GA.. N v. B.—The Georgia players arback home, after a victo rious trip to Augusta, and have settled dow n to get > eady for Tech. The Geor gia men have no game Saturday. The following Satmilav they play Tech and the closing game of the season comes Thanksgiving day with Auburn. All th. Georgia players will b. in Atlanta for the game between Tech and Se wanee. Yesterday's defeat of Clemson. 27 to 18. was easy sailing for the Red and Black. At no time vv.'v the Georgians in .lunge", and tli< only gu. ss among the 12.0041 present was "how great will be the defeat'.”' The Gc 'gia team was | much heavio than the Tigers. I Bob McWhorter was the individual I star of the guinc. He ran repeatedly I.uound ' Usov < emfs'for gains any w here liom 25 to 50 yards. He carried th< Lull over th. goal line twice for touchdowns. Second to Me" m ler on the offen isive work was Charlie Thompson, the I Atlanta boy This lad played great bull and his line-plunging counted one touchdown. Rowden got tile Otlle . 1 Thompson kicked threv of the tour tries fit goal. Clemson's one touchdown was the re sult of some beautifully executed fol - i ward passes, Kang. ter taking the ball i Clemson was outclassed in every de- I partment of play. NAP PUCHER CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER PEORIA, ILL.. Xov. s Roy Walker, i a member of the Cleveland American league pitching staff, was arrested here this afternoon upon advie of the chief vis deteetivea of Nashville, Tenn., where a vvui rant is out for his arrest on a charge of attempted murder. Walker denies having bi <ti in any trouble in Nashville. He will be returned there tomorrow. TAD JONES IS INJURED PLAYING WITH SCRUBS EXETER, N. 11.. Nov B—Tad Jones, former Yah quavte: back, who lias been icoaching the Ilx . aeademj team this ; fall, is confined tbis looms here by I injuries i '(. ivt > while playing with th. | scrubs this week In a s ( .;-immage he jsutle ed u brok n lib ..lid :.n injury to j;.., ■ it she.ibl< // ;v ' j| )e inen j OI . f| ie 7 / Dartmouth and Ya If ga infs. — i i MORRIS AND KEATING ON WAY TO ATLANTA XT TITH Cail Morris and Jack VA/ Keating on the rattlers and with the Dixie Athletic club’s new boxing emporium in good trim, everything seems to be shaping up in fine style for the opening battle of the new boxing organization. Both Morris and Keating wired yesterday that they had left. They should be here tomorrow. This will give them a few days on the giound to get acclimated and to give fight followers a hint us to what they really have in the way of Queensbmry ability. Tile work on the elub rooms is —_— —a - The Last Shall Be First X considering the purchase of a pair of I Shoes, the “last” represents your own Fy foot. The styles and > casous change, but your foot never. Therefore /Su ( ■j=r consider the last. ‘ U FIRST, the last we give you is /L ' jA the kind of tit which makes z y "O' you forget that you have on new shoes; no special rub or pressure Ai at any particular place. And you van absolutely depend upon the stitching. JF toe caps, welts and counters. They are jy ULTRA and CONSERVATIVE,' with every variation of style between those two extremes. lx>w heel English styles, tan Patent Colt, French Calf, black and black, lace and button, the anti ,an Russia calf, J 4 to $6. Rubbers for Men. Boys' and COMFORT Shoe, $4. $5 and $6. Gun metal calf and vici kid. »3.50 Children. 60c to »1. PARKS=CHAMBERS=HARDWICK 57-59 Peachtree Street 1 COMPANY r Atlanta, Georgia K , J progressing well and they promise to jjceel in comfort and appearance anything ever shown in Atlanta. The club promises some long needed reforms. For instance, they claim that they will cut out the long waits between the bouts. For another thing, they have provided real ting clothing for the prelimi nary performers and there will be none of this appearing in nonde set ipt apparel that has been so badly "bush league" in other fistic entertainments here. TECH HIGH DOWNS ALUMNI. Tech High school defeated the alumni of that school yesterday afternoon at Piedmont park by tlie score of 14 to 6. JACKETS HOPE TO HOLD TIGERS TO CLOSE SCORE THE Yellow Jackets have fin ished their week’s work. No scrimmage was held Thurs day, but a hard signal practice wae gone through and the team is now putting on the finishing touches for the battle Saturday. Hutton will be in the game at end. though for a while it looked as If he was not likely to be In good shape. He has, however, come around all right and will greatly strengthen Tech’s defense. Hutton is a good man at end and knows the game. This is his third year under Coaeh Heisman. Moore Is all right again and will be seen at his place on right end. All of the injured men will be able to start in this getne and every man is more than determined to bring another English cup to Tech’s trophy hall. It is privately and re luctantly admitted, however, that this seems to be the wrong year turn the trick. Tech Not Up to Mark. Tills time last year Teen mon were cheerful, for they had out played Auburn from start to fin ish and had met defeat only be cause of one small incident —a 90- yard run bj one Mr. Newell. A year afco the team was in good physical shape. This year the men are not actually injured, but abso lutely ever.v man lias some vulnei - able spot. The whole bunch is playing on pure grit and nerve. Loeb has a broken hand and a sprained ankle. Hutton has a brok en nosie; Fielde both ankles sprained; Luehrman. shoulder smashed, while McDonald, one of the mainstays of the team, had to be taken out of last Saturday’s game on account of old injuries re huft. These are but a few exam ples, but they give an insight into the kind of stuff the men are mad< out of, who will tackle the Sewane< Tigers with colors flying. Georgia Men Watch Game. Very few new plays will be un corked Saturday, as the entire Georgia team will be here to wit ness the game anJ to gel what in formation they can for the “big show" on the Saturday following Loeb will be played at center to morrow. while Montague and Means will play the guards. Captain Luehrman and Colley will look aft er the tackles, while Hutton and Moore will play the ends. This is the best line Tech has and one that is always there with the fight. In the backfield Cook will pla,\ a I half, with Fielder as his running j mate. McDonald will play 'the i quarter and Thomasson the full j back. FOGEL MAY CALL ON COURTS TO HELP HIM PHILADELPHIA, Nov. S.~ Thoug. he faces expulsion from th£ Nationa league so. . his ill-advised criticism of the umpires of his league and theii handling by President Tom Lynch Horace Fogel, president of the Phila delphia club. today dug up a new scheme to further prolong the agony. According to a story current here. Fogel’s lawyer has served notice on Lynch and the presidents of the seven National league clubs other than the Phillies, that 'Fogel w ill go into couri i'll case they continue their crusade against him and will endeavor to fore: the government to prosecute the elul. owners of the National league unde the Sherman anti-trust act and try to prove that the National league, In con junction with the American league, constitutes a conspiracy in the restraint of trade.