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The Atlanta Sunday American herewith presents specially posed action moving pictures of "Chief" Meyers, the New Tork Giants' great Indian catcher and slugger, throwing out an aspiring base pilferer. These are characteristic attitudes of the sterling backstop, known to baseball patrons oa over the major league circuit. Meyers' deadly throwing to the bases has made him a most feared maskman, and the best base purloiners in the National League refuse to take an unnecessary chance on the paths when Meyers is catching The accompanying series of pictures shows the various moves made by Meyers in the act of cutting off a prospective base plunder er. The picture at the extreme left shows Meyers signaling for a pitch-out; the newt depicts Meyers setting to make the throw; the third picture portrays Meyers drawing book for the throw, and the extreme right photo graph shows the completion of the throw, and the demise of a foolhardy ba se runner. HARVARD HAS GREAT ELEVEN FOR 1013: CANDIDATES ILL Nine Men Who Played Against Yale Last Year Will Be Back, Easier Schedule for This Fall. Noted Stars Returning to Game. C AMBRIDGE* MASS* Sept. 18.— With the most favorable pros pects In many years for a championship season, varsity and liear-varslty candidates for the Har vard footbajl eleven will report to Captain R. T, P. Storer at 3 p. m to-morrow on Soldiers’ Field. Head Coach Percy Haughton, who was last year re-engaged to run the eleven for a three years’ period, will also be on hand to give the men pointers on pre liminary practice and a send-off for the season's work. With nine of the sixteen men who played In that famous game against Tale last fall returning to college this year and eligible for the t$am, followers of the gridiron game, and more particularly of the fortunes of the Crimson, are confident that Har vard will again cover Itself with glory. Never before have they taken this view with better cause. Easier Schedule This Year. Harvard has eased up a little on Its schedule this year, Dartmouth hav ing been dropped and replaced by Brown. The Dartmouth game, com ing just before the struggle with Yale, has always been a hard one for Har vard, in view of the fact that it was necessary to keep as much strength in reserve as possible for the Eli game. And the battle that Dartmouth has put up for the past four or five years did not permit any fooling on the part of the Crimson. The result has been that Harvard has been pretty well fagged by the time the last game was staged. Brown, It Is expected, will not prove anything like as hard as the Green. Granting that those men who sub stituted for some of the regulars In the Yale game, and who, as a matter of fact, played fully as well as their forerunners In the contest, will play the positions this year that they piayed last, only two places are to be filled and with the material at hand this should not be a hard task. With such a nucleus around which to build a team, Harvard, therefore, may well look forward to another clean sweep. Many Regulars Are Back. The regulars who played In tn^ Yale game and who are returning this vear. are Frank J. O’Brien, the « >eedv right end; H. R. Hitchcock, right‘tackle; W. H. Trumbull, right gu*iA‘ A left guard (.also Principal Choices For Harvard Eleven Right end.... F. J. C'Brlen Right tackle ..H. R. Hitchcock Right guard. . ...W. H. Trumbull Center ..F. Wigglesworth Left guard... ,...S. B. Pennock Left tackle — ...R. T. P. Storer Left end ... W. T. Gardiner Quarterback.. E. W. Mahan Right half.... C. E. Brickley Left half ...H. R. Hardwick Fullback....... „...F. J. Bradlee Walter Camp’s choice for an All- American position); Captain R. T. P. Storer, left tackle; C. E. Brickley, right halfback (another All-American choice), and H. R. Hardwick, left halfback. In addition to these men there are F. Wigglesworth, who substituted at center; Logan, a sub-quarter, and F. j. Bradlee, substitute to Percy Wen dell at fullback. Bradlee was consid ered by many one of the fastest men In the Harvard backfleld. There is every Indication at pres ent that the end position, left vacant by the graduation of Sam Felton, an other All-American choice of Walter Camp, will be filled by H. T. Gard iner. the fleet tackle, who broke his arm in the Princeton game two years ago and who has since been out of the running. At that time Gardiner was playing a game that bade fair to put him in the All-American com petition, Being very fast he should come In handy for end work. Great Quarterback Material. Quarterback should not bo hard to fill with the wealth of material the Crimson has at hand. Freedley and Logan, last year's substitutes, will b* eligible. But what seems most prob able now is that ••Eddie” Mahan, cap tain and halfback on last year’s freshman team, will be given the call at quarter, where he was tried in the spring practice. Mahan’s wonderful playing at school and on his fresh man team last year, indicates that he will be one of the fastest men in the backfleld that Harvard has eve’- h<1, r*he powerful backfleld that Brick- ley, Hardwick and Bradlee will pre sent at the beginning of the season—a string of backs who have already played a year on the freshmen and a year on the varsity teams together— should be well-nigh unsurpassed, lacking in nothing. Hardwick will make an able suc cessor to Felton in the punting line, for although he is probably not as pretty or mystifying a booter as Fel ton, he can average as high in dis tance and direction. Brickley, who has already dug a deep niche for himself in the halls of fame by his drop and place kick ing, will contiue to bear the brunt of this work, while Bradlee is a ter rific line smasher. Hardwick and Brickley, as is w T ell known, are tw T o of the most dangerous men In a broken field who have even played the game. All shine on the defense, too. A Line of Veterans. With the line composed entirely of veterans—as Gardiner has already qualified for this title—the Crimson eleven should have little trouble in starting off in midseason style, al though a number of new men will probably be given opportunity to show' their metal in the early games. With Mahan, already known the country over as a high-caliber back fleld man, at the helm, the path of the Crimson warriors seems to be one of roses. Other prominent and promising candidates for the eleven left over from last year’s varsity squad are; Ends—-C. A. Dana, J. A. Mllhol- land, a drop kicker of no mean ability; H. S. J. Smith and A. J. Weatherhead. Tackle—H. H. Beebe. Guard—H. McGuire. Backs-—G. Bettle, E. V. Handy and H. W. Frothingham. Quarters—T. C. Coolidge, V. Freedley and M. J. Logan. In addition to Mahan, the most likely candidate* for positions on the varsity team coming up from last year’s freshman squad are Soucy and Gilman. The former played a whirl wind game at center on the cub team last year and may give Wigglesworth a hard rub for the pivotal position, although the latter’s experience and greater weight will stand him in good stead. Gilman was a first-class tackle and should develop rapidly. But, with Hitchcock and Storer back, both of them veterans of three years’ expe rience. and the latter captain of the team, Gilman wdll have a hard time landing a berth at his old position. He may be drilled In the w'ork of an end and should show up well there. First Week Train in Rudiments. The first w'eek of work w'ill be de voted to drilling the men in the rudi ments of the game, such as falling on the ball, passing, the use of the medi cine ball, running down under kicks, the charging machine, a few forma tions and long runs for conditioning. Scrimmages will not be Indulged in before Tuesday of the following week. The usual blackboard talks will oc cupy half an hour each afternoon. Coach Haughton will probably have as his assistants in the coaching line, Leo Leary, ’01, who has drilled the ends for a long while past; Lothrop Withington, ’ll. and Paul Withing- ton. ’09. both of w'hom have been aiding him for several years, and D. C. Parmenter, center on the team last year, and R. B. Wigglesworth, quar ter of the 1911 aggregation. The team will have about ten days of training to get Into shape for the first game, the opening struggle being that with the University of Maine on September 27, the first Saturday after the opening of college^ More Kicking Aids Light Teams in Football This Year Football this season will be more spectacular from the side lines than has been the case in years. The re moval of the restriction from kicks, allowing them to be made from any point instead of from a point at least five yards behind the line of scrim mage, is expecied to result in trick plays galore and also in the spec tacular short kicks which featured the game to such an extent several years. All sorts of forward passes, quick opening smashes and delayed plays seem certain this year from kick for mation, and, on the other hand, most shrewd coaches will double-cross the enemy with kicks from regular for mation. The rule makers could not have made a change that would have added more to the attractiveness of the game from the spectators' stand point. The new liberties with the kick will suffice also, as was the case w r ith the forward pass, to give the lighter teams a more equal chance with the heavier elevens, as with a subtle of fense mingled plentifully with short kirks and long passes, speed, skill, cunning and endurance will count for as much as brute force and physical strength. The local coaches are cer tain to avail themselves to the ut most of the kicking game and Chatta nooga fans will see a great deal of the typical Sam McAllester football. Michigan Would Return to Fold M/IN XEAPO U1S, Sept. 13.—The University of Michigan is ready to re sume membership In the “big nine” college conference, according to a statement received by the University of Minnesota board of regents from the governing board of the Michigan school. The communication recites that universities in the Western confer ence have reached an agreement that all rules before enforcement must be approved unanimously by members of the conference. “Under these conditions,” says the statement, "this board would welcome a resumption by the University of Michigan of membership In the con ference.” Pennsy Warriors Report To-morrow PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 13.—Accord ing to the call issued by Captain Louis Young, candidates for the University of Pennsylvania football team will re port at Franklin Field Monday. The faculty commltte la opposed to pre liminary practice and no preliminary training will be indulged in until the men report in this citv. The death of Mike Murphy hus made it necessary for the football committee to secure a new trainer. George Orton, who succeeds Murphy as coach of the track T*-am, will not assist with the football men, as he intend* to devote hus time to the cross-country candidates. E IN AMERICA Great British Player Notes Vast Improvement During Last Thirteen Years. S HAWNETE, PA.. Sept. 13.—Harry Vardon came to this country thirteen years ago and cleaned trp the map. But golf In America | thirteen years ago and to-day Is not ! exactly the same as the grent Kng- I lish player confessed to us before starting his second round to-day. *T’ve never aeen a game advance i so quickly and so far,” confessed I Vardon after a round with Jack Mc Dermott. “It Is beyond all figuring— and reckoning.” We followed Vnrdon 1n the opening day’s play for 27 holes. We trailed Ned Ray for 9, and as a starter It can be fiaid that Vardon exemplifies the great mywtery of golf. From the tee he Is perfect, straight and truo with a fair, clean carry Hls cleek. Iron nnd rnaehie shots are in the same place, beat toward the pin. But here we have a man who has mastered all the hardest shots of golf —one who Is a wonder from tee to the green—and yet when he reaches the green there are hundreds who are his master. ♦ • • T T was a strange sight to Ree the * great English player, the greatest of nil golfers, reach the green by wonderful work, and then miss put after put anv average amateur play er could hole out. It was here, and here only, that Vardon was weak. McDermott, stand ing almost straight, nutted with great confidence. Hls heels were held to gether. there whs no bend to hls body, end he took a free, clean tap at the hall. Vardon assumed a crouching portion, holding his nutter far down In place of a follow through, he had a short stab at the ball, and It was upon the green that he lost most strokes Ned Ray. the long English driver, Is a wonder from the tee. Contrary to all dope, he swavs his body and lunges at the hall, but gets a tre mendous carry. • • • T HIS is t he main diff**r#»nce between the English and American golf ers. Vardon and Ray play an abso lutely straight shot from the tee with the tendency to nlice, but yet a tre mendous carry. McDermott and the leading Ameri cans play a long low shot with a hook for a long run. Vardon and Ra >. say that in England there is little chance for a run, but that most of It Travers Says: ‘Keep Your Eye on Ball' Most Poor Shots Caused by Look ing Up, Champion Insists. NEW YORK. Sept. 18.—'“Jerry 4 ” Travers and Walter J. Travis have both said time after time that they thought more bad shots at golf were caused by failure to “keep the eye on the ball” than by any other fault. “Jerry,” in a close matcher, keeps re peating to himself. “Keep your eye on the ball” every time he is prepar ing to make a stroke. A few years ago in the amateur championship at Garden City, Tra vers and Travis were engaged in one of their famous duels for supremacy. Things had not been going well for “Jerry” and he found himself two clown with four to play. He won the fifteenth, which then was the thirty- third of the match, by a grand put. He did keep his eye on the ball, and reaching the green won the hole and squared the match. From the seventeenth tee Travis, for some un accountable reason for him, again looked up Instead of keeping his eye on the ball, and half topped and hooked it into sand mounds, while “Jerry” was safely down the middle by tending strictly to business won the hole, and the next on© and the match. Keeping the ©ye on the ball may or may not sound foolish, but helps spell success at golf If the eye Is on the ball the mind is apt to be concen trated on the work in hand. That final peep up the course Just as you are about to put beef into the ball accounts for more topped, Bliced, pulled and schlaffed shots than any thing else you do. You could not hit a croquet ball with any accuracy unless you kept your eye on It A croquet ball Is many times as large as a golf ball, and is much easier to hit. The same rule applies to billiards, tennis or baseball. You must keep your eye on the ball. is In the carry, so they play for this, rather than the low, hooked ball. Both Vardon and McDermott putted with their heels together, but while McDermott stood almost erect, with his putter held near the end, Vardon bent far over, with his putter held well down, and McDermott had much the better putting. For some reason both Vardon and Ray are bitter at their treatment from the American press. They claim they have received all the worst of It and announce that the only metro politan course they will play is Bal- tusrol. They say they will play no other New York course. Their main complaint is the kick that has been made over the price they charge, which is $200 for every match. Jack McDermott clearly outplayed Vardon in their first 3b holes, but tho great English player 1m still well off his game. Alec Smith, picking up where he left off in the Metropolitan, is playing better and steadier golf than any here. Alec is good from every angle There is no weakness to hls game and he is putting in fine form, which with Alec always meaiio low scoring. IS NOT SERIOUS Despite Off Year With Crops, Au tomobile Official Predicts Rec ord Year for Cartercar. "W« have not been aft acted se riously by the drouth In some of the Western States,” said Harry R. Rad ford, vice president and general man ager of the Cartercar Company, who has just returned to Pontlao from a trip through some of the States which suffered most. “The loss h?is been great, of course, but the farmer has been enjoying prosperity for so many years that one season of hard luck does not discourage him. “Our sales are excellent for this time of the year, and many of the Cartercar agents are hanging up rec ords, even in the States where one naturally would suppose sales would be slow. One reason for this condi tion Is that the farmer does not con sider the motor car merely as a lux ury, to be purchased after everything else has been paid for, but almost as a necessity, something that he really needs. The farmer wants and needs the motor car, and he Is going to have it, even at a sacrifice of other things. The increase in the number of furm-owned motor cars, even dur ing the last two years, has been mar velous. To-day In the small country towns you see more motor cars than horse-drawn vehicles. “I do not believe the drouth is as serious as the first reports would In dicate, because In many places the suffering and damage has been re lieved by good rains. In many sec tions where the drouth was supposed to be the worst I saw splendid fields of corn, which looked as if they would yield a good crop. I do not see any thing to worry the motor car man ufacturer, and I know that from the way sales are coming In there is nothing to worry us. This Is going to bo the best Cartercar year on rec ord.” OF PASSING CARS Total of 2,308 Machines at Given Point in One Day—Horse- Drawn Vehicles Scarce. OAKLAND, CAL., Sept. 8.—-otn In teresting count has ben made here o< automobiles and other vehicle* pawn ing a given point In a day. Between the hours of 7 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. on Sunday, when the rec ord was made. 2,308 automobile*, 1,228 motorcycles and 192 bicycles pa**ed a given point. This would make an average of about three and one-half automo biles passing the given point every minute of the twelve and one-half hours, or where the record wai taken, at tiie Alameda Infirmary. It mean* that there was practically alway* an automobile In sight, considering th# view from that point. CROSS-COUNTRY TOURIST ON WAY EAST FROM COAST Immediately after the finish of the recent Indiana-Pacific tour, W. O. L. Westgard, field representative of the American Automobile Association, started east from Los Angeles over a route that will be by far the longeot and in some ways one of the most important cross-country llnea It will run via Yuma, Phoenix, El Paso, Fort Worth, Dallas, Texarkana, Little Rock, Memphis, Nashville, Knoxvllla Asheville, Greensboro, Richmond. Washington. 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