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I / i PEAKS'I * 3i :\imt AMP.ttll'A.'i. ATliAKTA, <fA., M :\UAY, imiKMHKIl I, 1918. All the News of the Boxing: World on PTT^tl ,e Pare: FamousTech Leader Says All Elevens In S. I. A. A. Displayed Marked Improvement—Declares Jackets Should Be Formidable Next Fall. By J. W. Heisman. rTMiE All-Southern* hav* been picked—each picker to his fan cy—and the ranking of teams s still being wrangled over; and now a short review of the work of each leam during the season should not be without interest. The heavyweight teams—those av eraging 170 stripped to the man and •ver—were Auburn, Vanderbilt, Lou isiana, Georgia and Tennessee. The middleweight teams—those av eraging 165 or thereabouts—were Clemson, Alabama, Sewanee, Missis sippi A. & M. and Tulane. The lightweight teams—those aver aging 160 or less—were Tech, Florida, Citadel, Mercer, Furman and Missis sippi College, The veteran teams—those having more old men than new on the team— were Louisiana, Auburn, Georgia, Al abama and Tennessee. The mixed teams—those whose imposition was about equally divided between old and new players—were Sewanee; Florida. Citadel, Tulane, Mississippi and Clemson. The green teams—those that had more new men on their roster than old—wefe Tech, Vanderbilt. Mercer and Furman. The ranking of teams in the S. I. A. A. according to actual performnaces against other teams throughout the season is one thing, but the question of awarding credit according to the lalents confided to each team’s care is quite another. * * * W E And the names of Auburn, Georgia and Louisiana included in both the heavyweight and the vet eran lists; and, accordingly, we might expect to see them all taking high rank as a result of their season's play With Auburn taking first place, Georgia second and Louisiana tied for third, it needs only to be said that all three of these teams lived up to the measure of their responsibilities and made excellent use of both their phys ical strength and their experience. The Commodores are found among the heavyweight t. but in the primer class when it came to individual knowledge of the game at the outset of the season. With good coaching, we might reasonably have expected of the Vanderbilt team to find them somewhere down about the middle of the ranking at the close of the jubilee. As a matter of fact, though, we note their location to be a tie for third with two other teams. This is doi*-.g better than their followers had a right to expect, and thus they n 'asured up to considerably more than their full obligation, and their seasor may well be characterized as having been an eminently successful one But if this is true of Vanderbilt, how much more so is it true of the Tech team, for here we have an eleven that Is found in the last divi sion of both the weight and expe rience classifications. A couple of line-ups of the Tech team during the season did average slightly above 160. though never much more, while most of their playing was done rather un der that figure than over it. As for the experience end, it needs only to be pointed out that 28 men saw work in varsity games during the season, while only six of these had ever ap peared in a varsity line-up previous to this season. From this point of view’ it would appear that the Tech team has again deserved just a lit tle more than most any other South ern team of the season. This view is further supported by the fact that out of eighteen coaches and sporting writers who picked All- Southern teams, not a single one of them chose a single Tech man for a place on this all-star aggregation. In other words, everybody agrees that Tech had absolutely no stars of the first magnitude, not even among her few* old players. But, if such was the case, does the team not deserve even greater credit for the high stand and ranking to which it attained than one that was blessed with an abundance of excel lent material to start with? Con sider for a moment w’hat any of the other teams that were in the second or third lists in the above classifica tion did NOT succeed in accomplish ing, and the reader will then be in Position to judge for himself. * * * POING back for a moment to a con- v - 7 slderation of Auburn's play, I de sire to point out that Auburn, in my opinion, reached a higher stage of line development than any Southern team heretofore has attained. Vanderbilt backfields have in the past carried off the palm, but no S. I. A. A. line ever before has shown the class that marked the work of the Orange and Blue forwards this sea son. And as the Plainsmen lose but few of their veterans of this season r “THE OLD RELIABLE" ■ Plante ns b> ac*. c ^ Fc'capsules REME PYfor MEN AT DRUGGISTS.OR TRIAL BOX BY MAIL60* fftOM PLANTEN 93 HENRY ST. BROOKLYN. MY. ^-BEWARE OF 1 M I TAT IONS— „ MHk (urts In 1 to 6 Cart M 'l unnatural discharge-* TP M on taint no poisons and ME SB"g 81 rengU. absolutely without f*ar Guaran- ‘•ed not to stricture. Prevent* contagion. WHY NOT CURE YOURSELF? At Druggists, or by parcel post. $1 3 bottles $2.75. Particulars with *»ach bottle or mailed on request THE EVANS CHEMICAL COMPANY Cincinnati. O. it may be counted as a certainty that Auburn w'ill produce an even stronger eleven next year. Louisiana had an almost entire vet eran team this season, so it is likely she will lose many of her players for 1914. As a result she may not stand quite so high, relatively, at the close of the next season as now. However, it should be said that the Pelicans have advanced the standard of foot ball very materially in their section, and have given the other teams of their vicinity a standard of play to pattern after. Georgia’s team was high grade and about on a par with her elevens of the preceding two years. THeir fine game against the strong Virginians shows the class of ball to which we are at taining in this neighborhood. While the Red and Black loses several of its stars, the quantity and excellence of the remaining material are such as to insure the Athenians another team next year of at least equal rank with that of the past couple of years. Vanderbilt, I consider, will be right in the lists again next year with a team that will make Auburn hustle to the limit if she wishes to retain her title. This is not to say that there will not be other teams that will give them both a run. Still I believe the Commodores are the real dark horses, for the reason that the men she will have next year all received varsity coaching and varsity experience this past season. It will be an almost vet eran organization, and it will have the necessary w’eight. It already has that. While the Vanderbilt stuff was very raw and green to start with this sea son, it can not be denied that it came with a tremendous rush the last quar ter—and if it could do so well against Auburn’s old guard and against Se- wanee’s more seasoned aggregation, we may look for it to start off in 1914 with a rip and a roar that will make them favorites almost over Auburn right from the first week. Watch Vanderbilt! * * * I F Tech returns the players she has developed this year, she should have a better team than she has been able to turn out in several years. Not many will have been lost by gradua tion. w’hile enough have been w’orked on and polished up this year to give her a stronger nucleus for the start cf next season than she has ever had before. The team should also be con siderably heavier than for several years past. As thir last point has been the one on wffiich Tech has suf fered most in her big games of the past couple of years, it may be that she will find easier and smoother sled ding in her big games next year. Altogether, the outlook is promis ing. and Tech should be able to do her share to making the Southern season of 1914 notable for distinct advance ment in football excellence. All things considered, the records of both Sewanee and Alabama should be accounted as satisfactory for 1913 by their followers. The former suffered several rather severe defeats, but their outlook for next year is such as to warrant hope of better things. Then, too, they'will not make the mis take of going away out to Texas .n 1914. They will be able to plan their season and their team's development .more carefully—not to say more log ically—and we may be sure to find the Tiger a most dangerous antag onist again next season. Alabama will losfe, at last, the great Vandegraaf; and the rest of us heave a sigh of relief at that welcome pros pect. There will be other names miss ing from the Red line-up, but the Tuscaloosans have built a firm foot ball foundation in the past four years, and there is no danger of retrogres sion on their part. Their season may have shown no material advance this year, but it Is equally certain that they have lived up to their motto of “No steps backward.” * * * /^LEMSON and Tennessee? Well, what would you have? If they were to win ALL their games they would w r in the championship. But that would not entirely fall In with the idea* of the other four or five teams that have been ahead of these tw’o in matters footballic for the last ha:f dozen or more years. And yet thes'3 two would almost HAVE to win all their games to make your casual ob server believe they had made material advance. In reality, though, these two HAVE advanced their standard during the season just closed, and greatly, too, whether the inexpert observer notes it or not. An advancement of the standard of play is not necessarily dependent upon the number of games won, for you must always allow* that it is quite possible for your opponent to advance his standards also. And yet you may be able to go at a faster clip than he, and to gain markedly on him, even if still behind in the race at any given point. These two teams started off the season in high hopes. They had ma terial and coaches and spirit. They were willing to work hard, and they had traversed the lane of defeat so long that it seemed to both its turn ing must surely be- close at hand. Now*, at the season’s close, they are possibly somewhat discouraged. But they need not be, nor should they be. Besides making admirable scores against weaker opponents the Vol unteers held Sew’anee and Vander bilt closer than ever, and gave Ala bama a fine run of it. Is not that doing things? I think so. Clemson held Auburn well, turned the tables heavily on South Carolina, annihilated Mercer and played a truly wonderful game against Georgia. Are Kilbane Bars Only Ritchie and Cross in Defi to 133-Pounders NEW YORK, Dec. 6.—Barring only Willie Ritchie and Ixach Cross, Feath erweight Champion Johnny Kilbane will Invade the lightweight ranks. He will meet all the boys of repute in that division after he has filled two or three engagements for which his manager, Jimmy Dunn, is now* negotiating. It is quite probably that a good offer from New Orleans for a bout with Johnny Dundee at 125 pounds may also be accepted, while indications point to a match between Champion Kilbane and Abe Attell at Coffroth’s San Francisco club. “We have looked over the list of the lightweights carefully, and have come to the conclusion that Johnny can take care of any of them who will make 135 pounds ringside,” said Dunn. “We bar only Ritchie and Cross. It is a pretty sure thing that Willie can not do better than 135 pounds anyway.” “How* about Joe Rivers?” was asked. “Johnny will gladly give him a match, but will insist on the weight being 133 pounds ringside. Johnny can beat the Mexican every night in the year. “We include Ad Wolgast, Tommy Murphy and Freddie Welsh, all good battlers, but I am confident that Johnny can handle any of them. I believe Wol gast would be the toughest of the bunch.’’ not those distinct advance®? I am sure of it. If they will but stick to their guns, both Clemson and Ten nessee w T ill be heard from in even more emphatic language in 1914. * * * M ISSISSIPPI A. & M. about held her own. They suffered one unexpectedly heavy setback at the hands of Auburn, but they held the very strong Louisiana team to a draw’, did likewise with Texas A. & M. and defeated the staunch Ala bamans. This team has now been playing ball for a number of years with a fine consistency of perform ance, which indicates clearly that it has come to stay. It is by the notice able building up of the game like this in one formerly isolated spot after another that the standards of the entire Southland are advanced. And ultimately that means that w’e shall occasionally produce, some where in the South, a single team or two that will not alone be able to lord it over the rest of the Dixie teams, but will show* ability to face, on equal terms, the best of the West or the East. The time is coming. Florida and Citadel started the sea son weakly, but Doth caught a fine stride before the race was half run and finished with good teams and with colors flying. Mercer met with misfortune from first to last. They were lacking in material and, unfortunately, their spirit seemed also run down a oit. Everybody sympathizes with the Bap tists. and everybody would like to see them get together and come along in the running. Mayhap tiiey will next year. Here’s hoping. Tulane fared not quite so well as in 1912. It is a difficult matter, somehow, for the New Orleans insti tution to get going good. In fact, it always is difficult in a big city. See how many years it took Harvard to get together to where she could beat Yale or Princeton. I w*ell recall how* long it took us at Pennsylvania to get sufficient concentration on our athletics to hold ou.*# own with the country colleges. It took many years for Vanderbilt to do the same thing, and it has taken Tech years and years to get to the point where she could say she had a standard to maintain. Tulane’s time will also come some of these days. * • * F ' OR the first time in many laps aroud Old Sol the bunting goes not to Tennessee. Auburn brought the bacon home to Alabama; but the composite standing of the best TWO teams in each State shows for 1913 the State of Georgia in the lead. However, the Commodores have, by valiant work, kept their fair State well in the foreground, while L. 8. U. has done the same thing for Louis iana. Thus football excellence is shown to be a well scattered com modity through the South. While for the southeastern section public interest was greater than eve; before. I do not hestate to say that it will be greater still in 1914. The teams will be stronger and the games better played; the crowds w*ill be even larger and the public interest greater. Look out for 1914! DECATUR BUYS TWO. DECATUR. ILL. Dec. 6.—Pitcher “Rube” Hildebrand and Third Baseman Toner, of the Great Falls club, of the Union Association, were purchased by the Decatur “Three-I” League club. This is the first step taken for the re organization of the club for the 1914 season. RACING NEWS This clever Scotch professional is fast developing the new Ansiey Park course into one of the best in the South. It takes a mighty clever player to turn in a good card as many of the holes are very “tricky.” The fair course is already in grand condition, and the putting greens will be immense before long. RESULTS. AT CHARLESTON. FIRST—Five and one-lmlf furlongs: Hearthstone 109 (Deronde), 18-5, 6-6. 1-2. won; Pike’s Peak 102 (Randolph!. 16. 6, 3, second; Clem Beachy 111 (Doyle), 8. 3, 3-2, third. Time, 1:09 1-5. Also ran: Beverstein. Toiaon D’Or, Blitsen, Jr., Tom Holland, Austin Sturtevant, Willis and Little Ep. SECOND Five and one half furlongs: Bat Mast onion 106 (Deronde), 6, 6-2, 0-5, won Flying Yankee 11L (Kightmyer), 0. 6-2 7-5, second; Daddy Dip 106 (J. Mc- Taggart), 6-2. 6-5, 1-2, third. Time, 1:08 3-5. Also ran: Silas Crump. Skeets, Mira Belle, Elsewhere, Ancon. Premier, Eaton, Mama Johnson and In cision. THIRD—5 furlonge: Brave Cunader 116 (Deronde), 4-5, 1-3, out, won; Miss Gayle 10 (Obert), 13 5, 9-10. 1-3, second; Dainty Mint 105 (Martin). 60. 15, 4. third. Time 1:013-5. Also ran: Ivan Gardner, Golden Chimes, Briggs Brother, Harebell. FOURTH—Mile and one-sixteenth: Ringling 105 (J. McTaggart). 8, 2. 7-10, won; John Furlong 111 (Goose), 4-5, 1-3, out, second; Carlton G. 112 (Glass). 4, even, 3-10, third. Time 1:48 2-5. Also ran: G. M. Miller, Loch lei. FIFTH—Mile and twenty yards: Counaerpart 106 (Keogh), 4-5, 2-5, out, won; Colonel Cook 108 (J. Taggart), 9-5, 1-5, out, second; Duquesne 111 (Ward), 25, 7. 5-2. third. Time, 1:44 1-5. i Also ran: Napier, Star Actress, Dan gerous March, Cracker Box. SIXTH—Seven furlongs: El Wah. 112 (Deronde), 6-6, 1-2, 1-6, won; Toddling, 108 (Ward), 12. 4. 1, second; Chester Krum, 116 (Connolly), 2, 4 5, 2-5, third. Time, 1:29. Earl of Savoy. Spindle, Judge Monck, Bernadotte, Gerard also ran. AT JUAREZ. FIRST Five furlongs: Bob Hensley 115 (Marco), 3-2, 1-5, won; Superiority 105 (McDonald), 30. 10. 5, second, Bal timore 105 (Neylon), 8. 3, 7-5, third. Time. 1:00. Also ran: Angie D., Gylfl, Crusty May L., Birka, Marty Bickford, Leonard SECOND—Six furlongs: Tom Chap man 107 (Woods), 4. 8-5, 4-5, won; No Quarter 107 (Booker), 10. 4. 2, second; Quick Trip 112 (O'Brien). 10, 4. 2. third Time, 1:13 4-5. Also ran: Garden of Allah. Garter, Swiftsure, Jessamy. Ron ton, Frazzle, Frank Wood, Chilton Trance, Milt Jones, Compton. THIRD—Mile and a sixteenth: Curly- cue 108 (Hill). 4. 8-5 4-5, won; Little Marchmont 115 (McCarthy. 6-2, even, and 1-2, second; Trojan Bello 94 (Mc Donald), 6-5, 2-5, 1-5, third. Time, 1:46 1-5. Also ran: Topland, Jim Caf- ferata. Lord Etym. Robert. FOURTH- Five and one-half furlongs: Panzaretta, 124 (Kirschbaum), even. 1-5, out, won; Florence Roberts, 112 (Mc Donald), 6-5, 1-4, out, second; Gold of Ophir, 102 (Taylor), 4. 6-5, out, third. Time, 1 :04 3-5. Manasseh also ran. FIFTH -Six furlongs, 3-year olds and up, selling: The Monk, 112 (Hill), 12 to 1, 2V6 to 1, first; Eye White, 107 ((Ha ver), 4 to 1, 8 to 5, 4 to 5, second; Annual Interest, 112 (O’Brien), 12 to 1, 6 to 1, to 1, third. Time, 1:12 1-5. King Radford, Forge, Ormonde Cun ningham, Swede Sam, Stanley S, Binoc ular, Commendation, Ethelda and Em erald Isle also ran SIXTH -One mile, 3-year-olds and up. selling: Brookfield, 95 (Neylon), 1 to 3. out, first; Cubon. 105 (Guy), 6 to 2, 3 to 5, second; Meltz. 107 (O’Brien). 8 to o, 1 to 2, out, third. Time. 1:38 4-5. Carlton Club and Tahoe also ran. ENTRIES. AT CHARLESTON. FIRST Three-year-olds and up. purse $300. selling, 6 furlongs: x Camellia 106, 1‘luvius 114, x Berkeley 106. Eaton 114, xTroyeight 106, Harcourt 111, xClifTtop 196, Snowflakes 107, Coreopsis 111, xSun Guide 105, Sherlock Holmes 114. SECOND Three-year-olds and up. purse $300, selling. 6 furlongs—Camel 114. Dick Dead wood 110. Sir Marlon 114. Klva 107, xChemulpo 106, Guide Post 107, Semiquaver 114. Coy 107, Loan Shark 110, Sylvestris 111. THIRD—Three-year-olds, purse. $400 selling, mile: xLlnbmok 96. Kallnka 109, Grosvenor 106, xHarry Lauder 107, xSpring Maid 94. L. H. Adair 107. FOURTH—All ages, nurse $500, handi cap six furlongs: Wilhite 112. Sher- woa 110, Ella Bryson 108, Sir John John son 128, Theresa Gill 111, Samuel R. Meyer 112. FIFTH Three-year-olds and up. purse, selling, 5% furlongs: Burnadotte 109, xHearthstone 109, xLady Orlmar 101, Ford Mat 101, Captain Jinks 101, xMad River 104, Plain Ann 106, xPlkes Peak 95. SIXTH—Three-year-olds and up, purse $300. selling, 6 furlongs Batwa 106. Chartier 14. xEarl of Savov 104, Queed 106, xS**rvicence 104, Chilton Queen 111, Tom Holland 111, Monkey 111. xApprentice allowance. Weather clear and warm; track fast. JUAREZ ENTRIES. FIRST—All ages, 6Vs furlongs: Little Bit 95, Strike Out 110, .Janus 110, Bash ful Bet tie 110, Brlghtstone 110. Pretty Dale 110. xMartl Chavix 110, Bear Ab bey 113, Christmas Daisy 115. SECOND—Selling, fillies and mares, mile: Belle of Bryn Mawr 96, xMarie Coghill 100, xUrsula Emma 100, Chanti cleer 110, xMary Emily 100, Buss 106, Ocean Queen 107. THIRD—Selling, all ages. 5 furlongs: Ida Lavlnia 96, xHazel C 110, Little Jake 110, Rose of Jeddah 110, Venn Von 115, Herpes 115, Ethelda 115, Sir Alves- cot 115. FOURTH — Two-year-olds, Hidalgo handicap, 5Vi furlongs: Milton Roblee 95. Bing 95, Birdman 103, Redpath 104. Osaple 106, Manganese 110, Blarney 112, Edith W 112, Emerald Gem 115. FIFTH—Selling, all ag*s, 5 furlongs. Vetle Forty 110. Rose Mary 110. Parnell Girl 110, Moller 113, Palatable 113, Miss Sly 115, Gimli 115, Buckthom&s 115. SIXTH—All ages, Guadeloupe handi cap, 7 furlongs: Just Red 1J)0, Bert Getty 102, Foundation 105, Vested Rights 105, Irish Gentleman 108. xDorothy Dean 104, xxlnjury 120. Prichard Is Elected Cadets' 1914 Leader WEST POINT, N. Y., Dec. 6 — Cadet Vernon E. Prichard, of the second class, has been elected captain of next year’s Army football team. Prichard has played quarterback on the team for two seasons and got in every game except one on the Army's schedule this season. His brilliant for ward passing, spectacular open field running and excellent generalship have made nim one of the season’s leading quarterbacks. MITT ARTISTS Johnny Thompson and Williams Also Good, but “Battler” Was in Class by Himself. F ROM a number of standpoints the Dane has not played an Impor tant part in the making of pug ilistic history, but when the success of the Danish race is taken into con sideration the fact Is plainly dem onstrated that few* nations can claim the honor of having three fighting sons—such a select few who might be counted on the fingers of a Mordecal Brow*n pitching hand. The mention of three names la suf ficient evidence of what the Dane ha* amounted to in the fighting game, and as further evidence of the clasa of the boya who bear them It is only* necessary to state that one of them wag a world’s lightweight champion, the other a claimant for the middle weight crown, with as good a right to the title as any of the other con tender?, while the third, practically <* newcomer in the game, bids fair to • soon become bantamweight champion of the world. Greater Danish Fighter. Oscar Matthew Battling Nelson un doubtedly was the greatest Danish fighter that ever crawled through the ropes to do battle. What Nelson ha* done In pugilism has been much, in fact so much that the “Durable Dane,” as he is familiarly termed by* the glove fraternity, realized the fa T and wrote a book of his caarer, and without disparaging Nelson's ability as an author, it can truthfully l»* said that he was far and away * greater fighter. 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