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GEO»« WOW
EDITED Ar W S FARNSWORTH
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 5 ft. Ilin. 165 11. e Hearty .21 5 ft. 9 in. 168 2
Shipp. .21 •■f. Sin. 210 11. t. Lamb. .33 sft. Sin. 175. 3
Haves. .21 5 ft. '.Un. 175 11. g. Lockw’.l 19 5 ft. 10 in. 208 1.
Morgan .19 lift. tin. 215 3 c. Hurns. .22 6 ft. 2 in. 186 2
Swafford. .22 5 ft. 11 in. 170 1 r. g. Thigpen .21 5 ft. 11 in. 185 1
T Brown .2.1 6 fl. 3 in. 180 3 r. t. Louisell 18 5 ft. 9 In. 175 1
E. Brown .20 5 ft. Bln 160 3 r. e. Robinson 20 5 ft. 8 tn. 165 2
Curlin. .21 5 ft. 10 in. 157 2 q. b. Major .22 5 ft. 10 in. 150 3
Collins .21 > ft. 9 in. 161 2 r. !>. Hart. ..18 5 ft. 8 In. 165 2
Hardage. .23 5 ft. 10 In. 167 2 1. h. Newell .20 5 ft. 6 in. 146 3
Sykes. . 21 sft. 11 in. 165 2 f. b. Ressljac 21 sft. Sin. 165 2
By Percy IL Whiting.
Birmingham, ala., Nov, 23.
Till- is- the day of the big
game —the game that settles
the football championship of the
South. Rickwood park is the place.
Two-thirty p. in. is the time. You’ll
get the result in the football extra.
The stage is all set, th«* players
;-:re here, and spectators, rootert
and mere football sharps are gath
ering from the four corners of the
South.
A good part of Atlanta is here,
intieh of Nashville and absolutely
all of Auburn.
And Birmingham doesn’t know
wl>at 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 by high-rolled
ti onsets and anarchistic socks —has
given it rather of a turn. It will be
davs in calming down again.
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I HAVE visited the camps of both
* teams. 1 have talked with
coaches, players, eamp followers,
“experts" ami just plain rooters.
And out of it all comes only a
jumbled idea that Vanderbilt
OUGHT Tit WlN—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 b ast once at the hands
of a Vanderbilt eleven. “We have
weight, strength, training, clever
ness, speed, headwork, 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
liest man on defense and the man
wile smashes the line bucking ef
forts of opponents is just recover
ing from grip, but will play .
Lewis Hardage. who is a full half
oi the Vanderbilt offense this yea),
as far as the running attack is con
cerned. and who is far more than
half of the offense when forward
passes arc needed, is in wretched
condition.
They say they will not put in
Hardage at all. Rut 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. 23. 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 Sail)
league caused this city to drop from tho
ranks and the place where Cobb, Ruck
er. Engle. Cicotte. Stallings and other
diamond celebrities really secured their
start has had no professional baseball
for nearly two years.
Charleston also was compelled to
.drop out of the Sallj and now Columbia
has done the same tiling.
With a league composed 01 Augusta,
Charleston. Columbia. Spurtanburg,
Gieeuville and Anderson and a salary
limit of $1,500. some money should be
made and a iiunibi : of local business
men ate planning to secure a franchise
for Augusta.
COLLEGIATE X COUNTRY
RUN AT ITHACA TODAY
miAi’A. N. Y’.. Nov. 23.—Record
breaking performances 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
rear.
Because of his wonderful record,
Joan Paul Jones, of Cornell, was re
garded as a winner of individual hon
ors with Tabor, of Brown, second.
CONWAY VS. BRANNIGAN.
PITTSBURG. Nov. 23. Frankie
Conway, of Philadelphia, ami Patsy
Brannigan, the local fighter, are in line
trim for their six-round bout lure to
night. Both are confident ul* being able
■jjiput a’ v uy th* other in tr<- limit'd
him our He would gladly break a
leg to win this game.
The rest of the Vanderbilt team
looks good enough, as far as ap
pearances go; but Dr. Owsley Ma
ntel, head of the training depart
ment, says they are a set of spa
vined. doddering wrecks and maybe
they are.
Shipp’s ankle is twisted up like
tissue paper—to let them tell it.
Collins, however, is in fine trim.
All joking aside, Vanderbilt is not
right—or anywhere near right.
Whether or not the Commodores
are so badly shot to pieces that
they 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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ep HE Auburn crowd hasn't any
■* ante-game excuses. The team
has play ed one whole season to get
ready for this game. AND IT IS
HEADY.
.Seldom has any team so brazenly
saved itself for one single struggle
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 ot 6 points. Then came the
game with Mississippi A. & M..
which Auburn won by a touch
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. U., which Auburn won by a
single touchdown.
This is a moderately- good sched
ule, but not by any means a hard
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
lot that hasn’t been turned loose
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 Auburnites
plan confidently to turn loose more
than they have before this season
and more than they ever turned
loose in their lives.
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'THIE 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
ple 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 3
o’clock. Elaborate plans have been
made for the opening. Some well
known local celebrities will be present.
Mrs. William Lawson Peel has con
sented to officially christen the course
by driving tho firm ball from the first
tee, after which the regular program set
for tile day will be carried out.
All the golfers of the club will par
ticipate in a driving, an approaching
and a putting contest, prizes being
hung up for the winner in each event.
But golf will not hold the entire
center of the stage. The Gun club w ill
officially open and hold its first shoot
on the traps, for which a handsome
silver loving cup is offered to the win
ner.
Tim 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
-1 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 school ranks. Gor-
I don tied Georgia Military college, 7 to
! 7. Riverside and Gordon have met
, twice, each winning a game. The
Georgia Military college-Rlverside
game at Athens Thanksgiving day will
have much to do with the ultimate
• | ranking of the two teams.
REMATCH WHITE AND MOORE.
t'Hlt’AGo, Nov. 23. —That classy llt
tle ten-round engagement at Kenosha
on Thursday night, in which Charley
5 White handily bested pal Moore, is to
' b< staged again. The misfit feather-
J weights :ay conn right back for the
- next show or may be held over for the
thin, c.i d, but they vill battle again.
J Moo:< is satisfied that he can do bet
ter and wants the cha net to ptov< it.
TITE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1912.
Trio of Vanderbilt Stars Who Are Sure to Give Auburn Trouble
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- expected to make main gains for the Commodores this after- , .-.-t:’’tdro ■» kicks
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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 gocd in the big leagues.)
George burns. one of the
Giants’ second string of out
fielders, lias the stuff in him
to make a big league star if given
the opportunity.
What few chances he has bad to
"show” since he 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 of his ability.
During the early part of last sea
son Burns was put in as ti 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 iPSs,
by reason of Becker, who was first
substitute outfielder, showing very
strong when he was put out In 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 . hare, 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-waited 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 itrnt. He knows, too, wae - e
to thbow tl . ball, something that
e..ita.il> veterans in the business do
not appear to be any too apt at
But Burns is a very wise youth. He
is not adflieted to a whole lot of
conversation, but does plenty of i
thinking. He is in line with Otis
Crandall on talk, and it is his retir- |
ing disposition that keeps him
somewhat in the backgibund as re
gards flashiness.
Excellent Base Runner.
Burns excels at base tunning. He
is nearly as fast on the bases as I
Shafer or Devore, and they are
some speed boys. He has never
reached the coveted .30.0 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
fields. 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 reported 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- I
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 headwork he showed
in not playing himself out at the
start.
Burns hangs up his hut irr* St.
Johnsville. N. Y., where he resides
with his parents. A freight ear
might possibly hide the little town,
but it is Burns’ home, ami he
Thinks there is no other burg like
it imt even excepting the big city.
End Chester snapped just a
liad punted the pigskin.
Harvard 10 to 8 Favorite 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 ol grad
uates and under-graduates of both
institutions, together with pretty
college girls, all garbed in multi
colors lent brightness to the scene.
The day was bright and eleaj
with little wind —an ideal day for
the blue ribbon event of the 1912
football season. The field was dry
and fast.
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• RECORD OF TEAMS •
: IN GREAT EASTERN ;
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. •
• Toti >l 1.56, oppoi •
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• HOW HARVARD AND •
• YALE WILL LINE UP •
; IN BiG STRUGGLE*
• •
• Yale. Harvard. •
• Avery, leFelton, le. •
® Talbot, ItStorer, It. *
• Cooney, lgPenner, Ig. •
• Ketcham, cParmenter, c. ®
® Pendleton, rg Hitchcock, rg. •
• W. Curran, rt. .. .. .. Driscoll, rt. •
• Bomeister, reO'Brien, re. •
• Wheeler, qGardner, q. •
• Spaiding (capt.), Ih. ..Harding, Ih. •
• Philbin, rhßrickley, rh. •
• Flynn, fWendell (capt.), f. •
• Yale—Average weight, 180 •
• pounds; average height, 5 feet 11 •
• inches; average age, 21 1-2 years. •
• Harvard—Average weight, 171 •
• pounds; average height, 5 feet 10 •
• inches; average age, 21 years. •
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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 the
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 night and today has sel
dom been equalled. Old graduates
of 20. 30 and 4b years ago joined
with the students of today in their
enthusiasm.
The Harvard squad at New
London came here this forenoon.
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I RESULTS OF PAST I
: HARVARD-YALE Z
: GRIDIRON games:
e . •
« 1375—Harvard 4 rou ■ V •
• 1876 —Y ile 1 goal, H :vard 0. *
• 1878 —Yule 1 goal. Harvard 0. •
• IS79—Yale 0, Harvard 0. •
• 188(1—Yale 1 goal. 1 touchdox i, •
• H: •
• 1881—Yule 0, Hu vurd 4 safetl •
• 1882—Yale 1 goal; 4 to *
• Harvard 2 safvtirs. *
• 1‘
• 1885—Y;i'i 48. Harvard *
• I<BS—Yale 29. Harvard 4. *
® 188’7—Yale 17, Harvard 8. •
® 1889—Yale 6, Harvard 0. •
• 1890—Harvard 12*, Yale 6. *
® 1891—Yale 10, Harvard 0. •
• 1892—Yale ti, Harvard 0. •
• 1893—Yale 6, Harvard 0. *
• IS94—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—Haivurd 4, Yale 0.
• 1909—Yule 8, Harvard 0.
• 1910—Yale 0. Halved 0.
® 1911—Yale 0. Harvard 0.
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They were confident of victory' am.
hoped to shatter i twelve-yea i re' ‘
ord by scoring a touchdown " J
Yale. The Blue team is making n*‘
boasts, and lacks no confidence, but
expressing the gritnness typical
the Bulldog ran through a light -is
nal drill in the morning and b-"
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 • 11
gaged in and won all of Its eif< ht
games, scoring 136 points to th< ' r
opponents' 9.
The Yale team had played eigi '
games, scoring 89 points agai ls
12, winning seven games and tying
one, the battle with Princeton ena
ing 6 to 6.
Before today Yale and Hart
had met in 32 battles since footl*’*
was introduced in the colleges, v
had won 22, Harvard 5. and " , '
ed in ties. Their 1910 and
games ended in 0 to 0 scores
THORPE AND BRICKLEY MAY BOt
CARLISLE, PA.. Nov. 23.—Arran
ments are being made for a boxing
between Jim Thorpe, of Carlls
Charles Brickley. of Harvard. *■>'
heavyweights in their respective
lexej