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Stauffer’s All-Southern Is An Awful Joke; Man Who Picked It Saw But Few Big Games (Partly for the fine unconscious humor it contains, partly because foot ball fans are interested in anything purporting to be a football feature, r o ||ier’s All-Southern football team is here presented, as picked by Nathan o Stauffer. Passing gently over Stauffer’s standing in Southern football— he coached Mississippi last year, at which time the trouble started that cul mated in Mississippi’s expulsion from the S. I. A. A.—the comment is made at to a dead certainty he did not see enough football in the South this .car to have the faintest conception of the playing ability of the perform er,. And lastly, any All-Southern, with the Southern football territory Stretching from Virginia to Texas and from the Atlantic nearly to the Pa cific, is a joke for the obvious reason that no man can possibly see even a small percentage of the important games. Here is the joke team, as it will be perpetrated in the magazine of December 21.) r-rNHE season of 1912 in Dixie land was remarkable for the small number of injuries; for tit-feat of Vanderbilt. Dixie’s ;911 champion, by Harvard; for the 'miination of intersectional boun iaries; for the absence of place jeks and the lessened number of rwaid passes, and for an unde- id. ,1 championship. The new rules eliminated all se ious injuries, and the South, therefore, upholds the new rules emphatically. With the entrance of Texas into Southern intercolle giate ranks, through its meeting ;th Mississippi and Louisiana uni versities, and with Virginia battling on Vanderbilt’s field, we find breaks all along the intersectional boun daries. In the first year these bounda- . are broken a confusion arises .ver a champion. Apparently Tex as A. and M., Vanderbilt. Auburn, Georgia, Georgetown. Virginia and Sewanee are the leaders. Texas . vsily defeated Tulane, 41 to 0, and trounced Mississippi A. and M. 41 points, while Auburn, after tying Vanderbilt, could barely twist out vs Mississippi A. and M.’s grasp by one touchdown. Vanderbilt and Auburn will not meet Texas to de cide. but comparison favors Texas. Vanderbilt, 1911 champions S. I. A. A., blessed with the best prepara tory school talent and a large num ber of experienced players, was ex pected to retain its laurels in 1912. Overconfidence and too ambitious a schedule proved Vanderbilt’s un doing, After a lapse of many years, Vanderbilt in 1912 met Virginia, and for the first time defeated the Charlottesville team by two touch downs—while Georgetown (cham pions of the South Atlantic, 1911- 12) could barely nose out Virginia by three points. After seeing them play, 1 believe Vanderbilt is at least three touchdowns superior to Georgetown. Fresh from the Virginia triumph, Vanderbilt went 1,000 miles to chal lenge Harvard. All Southern sym pathizers hoped Vanderbilt would extend Harvard's resources to the limit, many believing the fast playing Southerners could win, but, ala-, their hopes were vain. A com parison of Harvard’s Vanderbilt and Yale games proves that the Crim son defeated Vanderbilt with two regulars and nine substitutes. Au burn husbanded its resources hrough the Florida. Mississippi, Louisiana and South Carolina vic tories. hoping to win the laurel <rown from Vanderbilt, and suc ceeded in tying. The score was 7 io 7. Five days later Auburn found t had overlooked the strength of A J Sr Z*^ rr * <n< ******** HTHE best •*• tobaccos blended to suit the taste of those who know, accounts for the enormous sale of FATIMA Cigarettes. We can give you that extra quality be cause the pack age is simple and inexpensive. cents (2, ■ L _ •••••••••••••••••••••••st* : ALL-SOUTHERN TEAM; : PICKED BY STAUFFER’ • First Eleven. • • kndGlllem, Sewanee • • Tackle .. .. T. Brown, Vanderbilt • • Guardßurns, Auburn • • Center Adams, Mississippi • • Guard Lambert, Texas • • Tackleßarker, Mississippi • • Endßobinson, Auburn • I • Quarter .... Costello, Georgetown • • Halfback .. Vandegraaf, Alabama • • Halfback.. . .Hardage, Vanderbilt • • Fullback .. Reule, Miss. A. & M. • • Second Eleven. • • End K. Brown. Vanderbilt • • Tackle .. . .Bowler, Texas A. &M. • • Guard Peacock. Georgia • • Center Morgan, Vanderbilt • I • Guard Carter, Virginia • • Tackle Lamb. Auburn • • End Montgomery. Texas • • Quarter .... Kern, Texas A. & M. • • Halfback Newell, Auburn • • Halfback .. McWhorter, Georgia • • Fullback Veamirovsky, Tex. A.&M. • •••••••••••••••••••••••••• Georgia, which, although beaten earlier in the season by Vander bilt, 46 to 0, presented a Thanks giving 12 to 6 defeat to its ancient rival. On the same day Vanderbilt buried the clawing Sewanee Tigers, 16 to 0. The choice of players for the all- Southern team is a difficult task. For center, Adams (Mississippi), with his 6 feet 2 inches and 185 pounds of brawn, leads the field. Morgan (Vanderbilt), another giant of 6 feet 2 inches, unfortunately was handicapped by illness. Hen derson (Georgia), another giant, was the bulwark of his team. Among the guards, first choice falls upon Burns, of Auburn, and Lambert, of Texas, with Peacock, of Georgia, and Carter, of Virginia, as the respective second choice. At end we have a number of ster ling performers. Gillem (Sewanee) did not allow the captaincy to de tract from his skill. His drop kicking and punting were matched by his brilliant defensive end work. Robinson (Auburn) played one of the finest defensive games I have seen this year. E. Brown (Van derbilt) was the best end in cover ing kicks, but his lack of weight prevented him from being used for all tackle purposes in the new game. McGee (A. and M. Missis sippi) was another fast and deter mined end. Baker (Tulane) was a splendid receiver of forward passes, and Montgomery (A. and M. Texas) one of the best of the Texans. At quarterback no one approach ed Morrison (Vanderbilt’s 1911 star) as a general, but several equaled his work as a runner and excelled in the kicking game, Costello (Georgetown) was a spectacular player to watch. Good tackles were plentiful. Barker (Mississippi) displayed a marked advance over his 1911 form, and gave a line exhibition against Vanderbilt, saving Mississippi many points by his great defense. Brown (Vanderbilt) was a fine tackle, and Lamb, of Auburn, was another good tackle. So was Bowler, of Texas. Closely pressing him were Fletcher (Mississippi) and Kern (Texas), two fine dodgers. In the back field were many play ers of high caliber. Hardage (Van derbilt) was one of the South’s best forward passers, a hard tackler, and a plucky player at all times. He merits the place of halfback on the all-Southem. Reule (A. and M. Mississippi) was a fast, powerful back of the line player, and H. Vandegraaff (Alabama) one of the i most certain tacklers I have seen. These three make a back field of j high rank. This 1912 all-Soutbern team, as chosen, has a fast, charging line of great defensive power, a back field composed of a great line plunger in Reule. two never falling tacklers, fast end runners, and forward pass ers in Hardage and Vandegraaff, with a wonderful kicker in Costel lo. As captain I would choose Hardage. MIKE DONOVAN'S SON WINS TENTH STRAIGHT NEW YORK. Dec. 17. "Young Mike” Donovan, son of the famous middle weight of a decade ago, won his tenth straight victory by easily defeating Y'oung Hickey in a ten-round bout. CROSS AND RIVERS SIGN’. NEW YORK. Dee. 17.—Articles have been signed for a ten-round bout on January 8 between Leach Cross and Joe Rivers. MUNNS LEADS CORNELL. ITHACA. N. Y„ Dee. 17.—James .1. , Munns, of Pittsburg, 'eft uii.ir.l, w | elected captain of the Cornell eleven so ■ ' 1913. MOTORCYCLISTS WILL RACE. (’(iLI’MHCS. (lA.. D< ■ . 17. Th. < lumbus Motorcycle club is |... luring t.. : have 11 series of races on N. w Year’s' ' dsv 1 I'HE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEVViS.TUh.IS DAY, DEUKMBEK 17, l!)i„. AL KUBIAK MEETS CARL MORRIS TONIGHT THIS is the day of the Morris- Kubiak battle at the Dixie Athletic club. Tonight, before what win unquestionably be one of the largest crowds that ever greet ed two pugs in Atlanta. Carl Morris and Al Kubiak will hook up for ten rounds. This battle means something to everybody concerned. If Kubiak wins, it plants a ten-ton grave stone on the ambitions of Oklaho ma’s gigantic son. As a warrior Morris will pass into the Goliah class. To Kubiak this session means an opportunity to wipe out several scores. If he can win it, he will get some profitable fights. To the Dixie Athletic club this affair means a chance to demon strate to the fans that they are run ning things on a high plane. In order to make this demonstration impressive, “frost checks” will be sold with every ticket. If the fight is a frost, the patrons get their money back. This looks like an open enough proposition, and the fans all feel satisfied. The is offering some excep tional preliminaries, and seems de termined to give the spectators their money’s worth. FARRELL UNABLE TO GET INTERVIEW WITH CHANCE NEW YORK, Dec. 17.—Negotiations for the engagement of Frank Chance as manager of the New York American league baseball team were further de layed yesterday when a message was received from Chance stating that he would be unable to meet Frank Farrell, the owner of the team, in Chicago on Thursday. Farrell is trying to arrange for a later conference. Arthur Irwin, the club’s business manager, is going to Bermuda this week to investigate conditions with a view of having the Yankees train there next spring. CROWDS TURN OUT TO SEE WHITE HOPES WORK LOS ANGELES, Dec. 17.—Interest is already at fever heat in the Palzer- McCarty bout, to be staged here New Year’s night. It is the second of the battles to be fought to locate a “real white hope." Big crowds of fight fans trooped to the training quarters of both men to day. Palzer is a slight favorite in the early betting. WELCH DEFENDS TITLE AGAINST HUGH MEHEGAN LONDON, Dec. 17. —Fred Welch, the English fighter, defended his title of lightweight champion of England last night against Hugh Mehegan, the Aus tralian lightweight champion. The contest was fought before the National Sporting club and it went the twenty rounds. Welch won the decision. CRACKER PITCHERS MAY BLOSSOM OUT AS MOGULS Harold Johns and Vedder Sitton may become managers of teams in the newly organized North Carolina State league. Durham has written about Sitton, and Charlotte is after Johns. NAVY ADOPTS SOCCER. ANNAPOLIS, MD„ Dec. 17.—A squad of midshipmen is practicing soccer football at the Naval academy. Inter class games will be played this winter. Next season it is proposed to compete outside the academy. Your Own Name On This Knife JOHN SMITH Atlanta, Q,. _ woSiSBF NO COST TO YOU This handsome knife is 3 1-2 inches long when closed, with two razor-steel blades of finest quality. I he transparent handle shows your name and address plainly, just as shown in the above cut. Any one can earn one of these handsome knives with very little effort. Just send us your name and address on the coupon below. We will send you full de tails of our plan by return mail. MAIL THE COUPON TODAY The Atlanta Georgian Circulation Department, 20 E. Alabama St., Atlanta, Ga.; Please tell me about your Knife Offer. Name Address , R. F. D. No OUR OFFER WILL SURPRISE YOU Much-Desired Thorpe Tried Ball Once With Anadarko and Failed Hooked On With Oklahoma Team as Pitcher, But Wasn't Good Enough to Stick. # UTHRIE, OKLA., Dec. 17. I y When Jimmy Thorpe, as he is called around the Sac and Fox Indian agency in Oklahoma, attempted to make good as a pitch er for the Anadarko baseball team, he did not come up to requirements and was released. This was several years ago. and Thorpe believed that he had the making of a good pitcher in him. He was a terror with the stick, however, and had he been switched to the outfield, he would no doubt have made good. Thorpe plays independent ball every summer in central Oklahoma and it is figured that he will con nect with a big league when he finishes at Carlisle. Another Oklahoma Indian who is going into fast company next year is Mike Balenti, also a Cheyenne. He started with El Reno in the Western association in 1909 and last year was with Chattanooga. He has been drafted by the St. Louis Browns. Pitcher Bader, who goes to the New York Giants for next season, was unearthed in western Okla homa two years ago by Jesse Clif ton, catcher for Guthrie in 1909 and 1910, and manager of Tom Hayden’s Burlington team in the Central association during 1912. Clifton saw Bader work and rec ommended him to Howard Price, who had the Western association team at Independence, Kans., in 1911. Bader soon made good by pitching a no-hit game against Sa pulpa. The Western association “blew up” in June and Price sent Bader to Dallas, Texas, and he was sold to McGraw during the recent playing season. Cures In 1 to 5 days M 1 Gonorrhoea and Gleet. ■fl 1 SB Contains no poison and BW■ IT ™ Bl maybeuoedfullstrength absolutely without fear. Guaranteed not to stricture. Prevents contagion. WHY NOT CURE YOURSELF? At Druggists, or we ship express prepaid upon receipt of 71. Full particulars mailed on request. THE EVANS CHEMICAL CO., CiadiiaaU. «. 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Brunswick and Thomasville. “Recollections of a Soldier’s Wife” By Mrs. John A. Logan Did you think there was a great deal of bitterness in the recent Presidential campaign? It was a “Pink Tea” compared with the excitement, rancor and turbulence of the campaign of 1860. Political differences that meant Her recollections are History—— probable war —a bloody war be- a most important addition to tween brothers. Speakers and the history of that period of our writers felt that the very life of country. They fire the imagi the Nation depended on their nation and carry the reader words. along as entertainingly as though a t xt h er wor k were a popular novel Mrs. John A. Logan was the x-.i j girl-wife of one of the most ° K ay ‘ noted figures of those stirring Mrs. Logan’s description of the times. 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MASKED GOLFER ILL; WILL SOON VISIT IN THE SOUTH NEW YORK. Dec. 17. -The sudden dis appearance . from public gaze of the masked golfer of Van Cortlandt park has caused considerable comment in golf ing circles and it was rumored yesterday that he had tied back to England, dis gusted with the determination of the golf ers at Van Cortlandt park to mask every time he did. It is now learned that he has been ill for some days in a Manhattan hotel, and that as soon as he recovers he will make a visit to the Southern golf courses, be ginning with Pinehurst Whether he will wear his mask there or not IsWnot known, nor has he learned whether bls presence there in a disguise would be welcome. SEATTLE GETS DUNN. Joe Dunn, catcher last year for the Mobile team, has been sold to the Se uttle (Wash.) club. NEW YORK PLANNING BEST STADIUMJNJHE WORLD NEW YORK, Dec. 17.—New York city will soon have in Riverside drive about the best stadium for athletic sports in the world, if plans for combining the re sources of the city. Columbia university and the Hudson-Fulton association go through. At a meeting in the office of Park Commissioner Hover, at which two Columbia architects. Dean Goetze of Co lumbia's school of mines, and representa tives of the Hudson-Fulton association, were present, It was decided to unite the three forces for a 710,000,000 stadium, near Columbia. The stadium, as planned, will seat 80,000 to 100,000 persons The arena will be on tllled-in land, and the seats will be on the bank. It will be possible to use the arena for all kinds of public sports and for naval reviews. A water gate ha i been proposed for the holding of public naval ceremonies.