GIOWAH wore mm'.S*
Birmingham and the South
Await Struggle; Vanderbilt,
Though Crippled, Should Win
Statistics of Vanderbilt and Auburn Elevens
VANDERBILT. AUBURN.
Years On Years On
Name. Age. Height. Wgt. Team Name Age. Height. Wgt. Team
Position.
Turner . ...2 '•ft. Ilin 166 1 I. * Kearly .21 sfi. !< in. 168 2
Shipp. . .21 >; ft. 3in 210 1 I. t. Lamb. .23 S ft. sin. 175 3
Daves. . .21 .’.ft, ;< in 175 11. r. Lockw’d 19 5 ft. 10 in. 208 1
Morgan .11' 'lit. 4 In. 215 3 e. Hurns. .22 lift. 2 in. 186 2
Swafford. -2 5 ft. Ilin. 170 1 r. g Thigpen .21 5 ft. 11 in. 185 1
T. Brown .2.: 6 ft. 3in 18'1 3 r. t. Louisell 18 5 ft. 9 In. 175 1
E. Brown .20 5 ft. Bin 160 3 r. e. Robinson 20 5 ft. Sin. 165 2
Curlin. . .21 5 ft. 10 in. 157 2 q. b. Major .22 5 ft. 10 in. 150 3
Collins . .21 5 ft. Oin 164 2 r. h. Hart. ..18 5 ft. Sin. 165 2
Hardage. .23 5 ft. 10 In. 167 2 I. h. Newell .20 5 ft. 6 in. 146 3
Sykes. . 21 5 ft. Ilin. 165 2 f. b. Ressijac 21 5 ft. 8 In. 165 2
By Pen-y 11. Whiting.
Birmingham, ala.. Nov. 23.
Thl- if the dny of the big
game—the game iiat settles
th, football championship of the
Sout’.,. Riekv ood park i the place.
Two-thirty p. tn. is the time. You’ll
get the result in the football extra.
The stage i-t all set. the players
a • .’.ere, and spectators, "’ooteire
arte or* footlr ' sharps are gath
ering from the feu. corners of the
South.
A good part of Atlanta is here,
much of Nashville and absolutely
al) of Auburn.
And Blrmir.g 'in doesn’t know
what to make of it. This Is no col
lege town, but rather a dull mining
and manufacturing burg The
sight of college men parading the
streets—the advanced dressers,
loud with college colors and recog
nizable anywhere b> high-rolled
trousers and anarchistic socks has
given it rather of a turn. It will be
days in calming down again.
I HAVE visited the camps of both
teams. I have talked with
coaches, players, camp followers,
"experts" and just plain rooters.
And out of it all comes only a
Jumbled idea that Vanderbilt
OUGHT TO WIN —but may not.
The confidence of the Alabam
ans is beautiful to behold.
“What has Vanderbilt got on
Auburn—but a big bluff?" asked a
former Auburn player this morn
ing -a player, by the way, who had
suffered at least once nt the hands
of a Vanderbilt eleven. "We have
weight, strength, training, clever
ness, speed, head work, teamwork,
everything. EVERYTHING.” He
got positively hysterical about it.
And I admitted it all.
Over on the Vanderbilt side of
the fence the enthusiasm is not so
convincing.
"If al) our men were right we’d
murder them." is the plaint.
But all the men aren’t right.
That’s settled. No use going back
ove it.
"Buddy" Morgan. Vanderbilt’s
best man on defense and the man
who smashes the line bucking ef
forts of opponents is just recover
ing from grip, but will play
Lewis Hardage, who is a full half
ot the Vanderbilt offense this year,
as far as the running attack is con
cerned, and who is far more than
half of the offense when forward
passes are needed, is in wretched
condition
They say they will not put in
Hardage at all. But then they may.
The man who has an old grudge to
settle with the Auburn Polys is fair
ly dying for a shot at the represen
tatives of his old alma mater. If
the game is going against Vander
bilt it will take the police to keep
AUGUSTA WANTS CLUB IN
SOUTH CAROLINA LEAGUE
AUGUSTA. GA., Nov. 28. It is pos
sible that Augusta will enter a new
league to be formed In South Carolina
within the near future.
The poor management of the Sally
league caused this city to drop from the
ranks and the place where Cobb. Ruck*
er. Engle, Cicotte, Stallings and other
diamond celebrities really secured their
start has had no profejslonal baseball
for nearly two years.
Charleston also was compelled to
drop out of the Sally and now Columbia
has done the same thing
With a league composed of Augusta,
Charleston. Columbia, Spartanburg,
Greenville and \nderson and a salary
limit of ll.it'u. some money should be
made and a number of local business
men are planning to secure a franchise
for Augusta.
COLLEGIATE X COUNTRY
RUN AT ITHACA TODAY
ITHACA. N. Y.. Nov. 23. Record*
breaking performanci s were looked for
today’ in the six-mile Intercollegiate
cross-country race, In which eleven
colleges were entered. Ideal weather
conditions prevailed and the course was
in fine shape, Yale expects to retain
her supremacy. but there was certainty
of a three-cornered tight between Har
vard, Cornell and Dartmouth. Syra
cuse. Pennsylvania. Princeton and
Brown were expected to fight for fourth
place, with the Yale, Colgate and City
of New York teams bringing up the
Tea r.
Because of bls wonderful record,
John Paul Jones, of Cornell, was re
garded as a winner of individual hon
ors. with Tabor, of Brown, second.
CONWAY VS. BRANNIGAN.
PITTSBURG. Now 23.—Frankie
Conway, of Philadelphia, 'and Patsy
Brannigan, the local tighter, are in tine 1
trim for their six-round bout here to- j
Both ate contident of being able
away tin other in the limited
him out. He would gladly break a
leg to win this game.
Tlie rest of the Vanderbilt team
looks good enough, as far as ap
pearances go; but Dr. Owslej- Ma
rder, head of the training depart
ment, says they ate a set of spa
vined, doddering wrecks and maybe
they are.
Shipp's ankle is twisted up like
tissue paper—to let them teil it.
Collins, however, is in fine trim.
All joking aside, Vanderbilt is not
light —or anywhere near right.
Whether or not the
are so badly shot to pieces that
tney will lose to Auburn the after
noon’s performance will tell. I’m
inclined to like Vanderbilt, even
considering all things.
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cpHE Auburn crowd hasn't any
ante.-game excuses. Tho team
lias played one whole season to get
ready for this game, and IT IS
READY.
Seldom has any team so brazenly
saved itself for one single si niggle
as Auburn has this year. The Ala
bama Polytechnics have not played
a really tough team this season.
They started with their own alum
ni. Then they hideously walloped
Mercer. Then they got away with
Florida. but the Floridians scored
13 points. The next Saturday they
rolled up 27 points on Clemson, but
were scored on themselves to the
extent of 6 points. Then came the
game with Mississippi A. & Al.,
which Auburn won by a ionol
down. The next Saturday Auburn
rolled up 27 points on Tech, but
were Scored on once. The follow
ing Saturday came the game with
L. S. 17., which Auburn won by a
•single touchdown.
This is a moderately good sched
ule, but not by any means a hard I
one. The Auburn team was forced |
to “get right" but once this season
and that was for today’s game.
Apparently Auburn must have a i
lot that hasn't been turned loose 1
yet—in plays, in tricks and in re
serve strength and power.
Take this as a certain fact:
Unless Auburn plays better to
day than ever before this season
Vanderbilt will win.
That much is certain.
So is the fact that the Aubumites
plan confidently to turn loose more,
than they have before this season
and more than they ever turned
loose in their lives.
• • •
'J' HE weather here today is fair
and warm. Everything has (
combined to make today's game a |
big drawing card.
We shall soon know how the peo- I
pie of this burg respond. My own ,
opinion is that after today's game
Vanderbilt and Auburn will have
had enough of this town and that
they will be ready to transfer the
game to Atlanta, where it really
belongs.
BROOKHAVEN CLUB OPENS
LINKS AND SHOOTING TRAP
The Brookhaven Golf club will be of
ficially opened this afternoon at 8
o'clock. Elaborate plans have been
made for the opening. Some well
known local celebrities will be present.
Mrs. William Lawson Peet has con
sented to officially christen the course
by driving the first ball from the first
tee. after which the regular program set
for the day will be carried out.
All the golfers of the club will par
ticipate ig a driving, an approaching
and a putting contest, prizes being
hung up for the winner in each event.
Rut golf will not hold the entire
center of the stage. The Gun club will
officially open and hold its first shoot
on the traps, for which a handsome
silver loving cup is offered to the win
ner.
The finals in the golf tournament for
the J. K. Ottley trophy’ will also be
played.
GORDON BEATS RIVERSIDE
IN HARD BATTLE. 12 TO 7
BARNESVILLE. GA„ Nov. 28.
Gordon defeated Riverside on the grid
iron by the score of 12 to 7 and as the
result the whole town celebrated, the
students parading the business section
in night shirts.
Gordon's victory brings about a
triple tie in the prep senool ranks. Gor
don tied Georgia Military college, 7 to
*■ Riverside and Gordon have met
twice, each winning a game. The
Georgia Military College-Riverside
game at Athens Thanksgiving day will
have much to do with the ultimate
ranking of the two teams.
REMATCH WHITE AND MOORE.
< Hit'AGO, Nov. 23. That classy llt
; th tet -te.und engagement at Kenosha
on I’hursdu. night, in which Charley
Whit- handily bested Pal Moore, is to
|be staged ; gain. Tiu- misfit feather
■ weights u ay come light back for the
, next show <c may be .'eld over for the
third but they will battli again I
Moore i« satisfied that he can do bet-I
ter and wants the chance tv prove it.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23. 1912.
Trio of Vanderbilt Stars Who Are Sure to Give Auburn Trouble
Here lhe fleet Collins is shown booting. This great sprinter
is expected to make many gains for the Commodores this after
noon.
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George Burns, Giant Youngster,
Rapidly Developing Into Star
By Sam Crane.
(This is the fifth of a series of
articles on youngsters who have
made good in the big leagues.)
GEoRGjE BURNS, one of the
Giants’ second string of out
fielders, has the stuff in him
to make a big league star if given
the opportunity.
What few chances he lias had to
“show" since lie joined the team
demonstrated that he has class
enough to warrant his being re
tained on the club’s roster. And
the fact that Manager McGraw has
held on to the youngster is evi
dence enough bf his ability.
During the early part of last sea
son Burns was put in as a pinch
hitter quite frequently and made
good nearly every time he was
called on. and for a while has a
most enviable batting record. He
was kept under cover, more or less,
by reason of Becker, who was first
Substitute outfielder, showing' very
strong when he was put out 1n cen
ter at the time Snodgrass filled in
at first base, owing to Merkle hav
ing a felon on his thumb.
Burns, though, will get his
chance later on, and as he is only
21 years old he can afford to wait.
He was in 28 games during the sea
son of 1912. however, and that en
titled him to a share of the Giants’
world series receipts. Last season
he was given a half share, so he
has no reason to complain of his
short career in the major league.
He is ambitious, though, and would
be the happiest youngster on earth
could he secure a permanent berth
on the regular team.
Often Wait Years For Chance.
Young recruits nowadays some
times have to warm the bench for
three or four years before they ob
tain the chance to show their worth
and Burns, unfortunately, seems to
be doomed to face that unsatisfac
tory situation. But It is the policy of
McGraw and also Connie Mack to
hold back his youngsters until they
are exactly ripe and then spring
them. Mack's success with Eddie
Collins and the sensational result
of that plan shows the benefits to
be derived from such wide hand
ling.
Arthur Shafer, of the Giants, is
in the same boat with Burns, and
had to bide his time, which will be
next season. It Is possible that
Burns may get his long-walled op
portunity, too, next season.
Burn« is a crackajack outfielder
already, and covers lots of veldt.
He is a sure catch and has a good
strong a-m. He knows, too. where
to throw the bar. something hat
• ertain vote ans in the business do
not appear to-be any too apt at.
LDITDD
But Burns is a very wise youth. He
is not addicted to a whole tot of
conversation, but does -plenty of
thinking. He is in line with Otis
Crandall on talk, and it is his retir
ing disposition that Keeps him
somewhat in the background as re
gards flashiness.
Excellent Base Runner.
Burns excels at base running. He
is nearly as fast on the bases as
Shafer or Devore, and they are
some speed boys. He has never
reached the coveted .300 mark as a
hitter, but he stands up well at the
plate and has a good eye. He is a
free hitter and is a difficult’ man to
size up at bat, for he hits to ail
Heids. An opposing player can not
"lay” for him with any degree of
certainty. This is a strong point,
too.
Burns is a short, stout youngster,
being five feet seven inches in
height, and weighs 170 pounds. He
is very active, though, and brimful
of ginger. In fact, he Is a McGraw
style of player from head to feet.
Utica, N. Y., was the city in
which Burns first attracted the at
tention of big league scouts In 1911,
and "Sadie” McMahon who was
a star pitcher for the old Baltimore
Orioles when McGraw was a mem
ber of the same team, spent nearly
a month in the New York State
league getting a line on Burns ex
clusively. As a result of this thor
ough investigation, McMahon ad
vised McGraw to secure the prom
ising player. This was done, and
$4 in cash was paid the Utica club
for his release. This was in the
fall of 1911.
Showed Sudden Flash.
Burns joined the Giants late in
the season and I eported to McGraw
in Marlin with the first bunch of
recruits. He wisely took things
easy in practice, and for a fort
night failed to show up to expec
tations. But suddenly he flashed
one day like a meteor. He had
gotten himself Into fine trim and
then cut loose with all he had. and
he knocked McGraw, the Giants
and the war correspondents silly
with his sensational work.
That showed how wise and
shrewd a kid he was. He just
waited and piked along until he
knew he was in form and then
made himself known. McGraw was
dead stuck' on the youngster’s
work and the head work he showed
in not playing himself out at the
start.
Burns hangs up his hat in Si.
Johnsville, N. Y„ where he resides
with his parents. A freight car
might possibly hide the little town,
but it is Burns’ home, and he
thinks there Is no other burg like
it—not even excepting the big city.
V'. S FARNS'WOKTH
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I’hnl Chester snapped just as he '•) \«.
had punted the pigskin.
Harvard 10 to BFa vorite Over
Yale in Struggle for Title;
35,000 Will Witness Game
By W. J. Mcßeth.
NEW HAVEN. CONN., Nov. 23.
With the Eastern champion
ship at stake the prospect of
witnessing one of the most thrilling
and desperately contested battles
in football history was the magnet
that drew 35,000 persons to this lit
tle town today for the thirty-third
annual clash between Yale and
Harvard.
It was a typical college crowd,
recruited from every state in the
nation, that filled the hotel to its
capacity or paraded the gaily dec
orated streets during the hours
preceding the game. Mothers, wives,
sisters and sweethearts of grad
uates and under-graduates of both
institutions, together with pretty
college girls, all garbed in multi
colors lent brightness to the seen-”.
The day was bright and clear
with little wind- an ideal day for
the blue" ribbon event of the 1912
football season. '’The field was dry
and fast.
•••••••••••••••••••••••a**
• RECORD OF TEAMS •
; IN GREAT EASTERN J
J STRUGGLE TODAY:
• •
• Yale. •
• Yale 10, Wesleyan 3. •
• Yale 7, Holy Cross 0. •
• Yale 21, Syracuse 0. •
• Yale 16. Lafayette 0. •
• Yale 6, West Point 0. •
• Yale 13, W. & J. 3. •
• Yale 10, Brown 0. •
• Yale 6, Princeton 6. •
• Total—Yale 89, opponents 12. •
• Harvard. •
• Harvard 6. Maine 0. •
• Harvard 10, Holy Cross 0. •
• Harvard 26, Williams 3. •
• Harvard 46, Amherst 0. •
• Harvard 30, Brown 10. •
• Harvard 16, Princeton 6. •
• Harvard 9, Vanderbilt 3. •
• Harvard 3. Dartmouth 0. •
• Total—Harvard 1"6. opponents •
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• HOW HARVARD AND •
• YALE WILL LINE UP •
X IN BIG STRUGGLE?
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a Yale. Harvard. •
• Avery, leFelton, le. •
a Talbot, ItStorer, It. •
• Cooney, lgPenner, Ig. a
a Ketcham, cParmenter, c. •
• Pendleton, rg Hitchcock, rg. a
• W. Curran, rtDriscoll, rt. •
a Bomeister, re. .. .. ..O’Brien, re. •
• Wheeler, qGardner, q. a
• Spalding (oapt.), Ih. ..Harding, Ih. a
a Philbin, rhßriokley, rh. a
a Flynn, fWendell (capt.), f. a
• Yale —Average weight, 180 •
• pounds; average height, 5 feet 11 •
• inches’, average age, 21 1-2 years. •
• Harvard —Average weight, 171 •
a pounds; average height. 5 feet 10 a
a inches: average age. 21 years. a
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1 Harvard’s hopes rested largely
on Brickley, the wonderful drop
kicker, whose booting has won so
many games for the Crimson this
year, and Felton, the port side
punter.
Yale rooters hanged their faith
on "Lefty” Flynn, whose long spir
als have kept the ball out of Yale
territory in many of this year’s
games, and Pumpelly, the sub full
back slated for a chance to show
his ability whenever the Blue is
within drop-kicking distance of tho
Crimson goal posts.
Harvard, with a team lighter than
Yale's by nine pounds to the man,
was a 10 to 8 favorite in the bet
ting. The presence of much Yale
money and the excellent condition
of the Blue squad had the tendency
of forcing down the odds to 10 to
6 offered last night.
The pre-game enthusiasm shown
here last nightfrand today has sel
dom been equalled. Old graduates
of 20, 30 and 40 years ago joined
with the students of today In their
enthusiasm.
The Harvard squad at New
London came here this forenoon.
Quarterback Zach Curlin get.
ting off one of his marvellous
drop kicks.
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: RESULTS OF PAST !
J HARVARD-YALE :
: GRIDIRON games:
• •
• 1875 -Harvard 4 goals. Y; ’ •
i • 1876- Ynle 1 goal, Hauc o. •
• 1878—Y.sle 1 goal. Harvard 11 •
• 1879--Yale 0, Harvard 0. •
• 1880—Vale 1 goal. 1 touchdow •
• Harvard 0. •
• 1881- Ya <O, Harvard 4 safetie.- •
I • 1882—Yale 1 goa 4 toucl •
• Harvard 2 safeties. •
• 1883—Yale 23, Harvard 2 •
i • 1885—Yale 48. Harvard 0. •
• 1886—Yale 29. Harvard 4. •
• 1887—Vale 17, Harvard 8. •
• 1889—Yale 6, Harvard 0. •
• 1890—Harvard 12, Yale 6. •
• 1891—Yale 10, Harvard 0. •
• 1892—Yale 6, H-uvard 0. •
• 1893—Yale 6, Harvard 0. •
• 1894 —Yale 12, Harvard 4. •
• 1897 —Yale 0. Harvard 0. •
• 1898—Harvard 17. Yale 0. •
• 1899—Yale 0, Harvard 0. •
• 1900—Yale 28, Harvard 0. •
• 1901—Harva’d 22. Yale 0. •
• 1902—Yale 23, Harvard 0. •
• 1903—Yale 16. Harvard 0. •
• 1904—Yale 12, Harvard 0. •
• 1905 —Yale 5, Harvard 0. *
• 1906—Yale 6, Harvard 0. •
• 1907—Yale 12, Harvard 0. *
• 1908—Harvard 4. Yale 0. •
• 1909—Yale 8, Harvard 0. *
• 1910 —Yale 0, Harvard 0. *
• 1911—Yale 0. Harvard 0. •
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They were confident of victory and
hojred to shatter a twelve-year re< -
ord by scoring a touchdown on
Yale. The Blue team is making no
boasts, and lacks no confidence, but
expressing the grimness typical "f
the Bulklog r an through a light sig
nal drill in the morning and tae
coaches said they were ready for
the fray.
With Victory Goes Title.
Victory for Harvard today meant
the undisputed football champion
ship as the Crimson so far had en
gaged in and won all of its eight
games, scoring 136 points to their
opponents' 9.
The Yale team had played eight
games, scoring 89 points against
12, winning seven games and tying
one, the battle with Princeton end
ing 6 to 6. ,
Before today Yale and Harvard
had met in 32 battles since footlw
was introduced in the colleges. 5 111
had won 22, Harvard 5, and •> e1 "'"
ed in ties. Their 1910 and 191’
games ended in 0 to 0 scores.
THORPE AND BRICKLEY MAY Bo<
CARLISLE, PA.. Nov. 23. Arrai
ments are being made for a bOxtaK
between Jim Thorpe, of Carlisle.
Charles Brickley, of Harvard, tie
heavyweights in their respective < 1 ’
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