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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
'Plie Fans Are Now Beginning to Count the Days When Spring Practice Begins
BRINGING UP FATHER
By GEORGE M’MANUS
Club Members Have Never Seen 1
Him Play, and He Even Re
fuses Them Lessons.
By “Chick” Evans.
I OXCB played golf In a town of
about 10,000 people. The golf
rlub had a mo«t enthusiastic
membership, more or less unfamiliar
W1 th the game, and it had everything
’hat goes with a links—even includ
ing a professional. This professional
lS the topic of my story to-day. I have
H een and known intimately many golf
professionals in my lifetime, but this
no was the queerest of them ail.
When I was first told that the club
iat j a professional I thought what a
line thing it was, for beginners al-
ways need help and a new club can
not always afford to employ expert
assistance. In the course of conver
sation however, I began to hear
strange stories about him and sl-
ently 1 acquired a curious interest in
h;m For instance, one of the mem
ber? said: Tom said that he made
a 38 the other day, but I don’t be
lieve him.”
Refuses Lesson to Members.
Tr seemed very strange to me that
the members of a “pro’s” own club
were unacquainted with his game.
Then I heard someone else say that
Mr. (’. could not get a lesson because
Tom did not want to give it. A
srrange situation, indeed. I thought.
Near the clubhouse was a comfort
able cottage, which 1 was told was
bnil: for the professional, but, it was
further added, he refused to sleep
•here because it was too lonely. All
„f these statements aroused a great
curiosity and I looked around with
some eagerness hoping to see this
extraordinary professional. He was
no n sight, however, and his ab
sence on one of the busiest golfing
days of the season added piquancy to
the situation.
1 was coming up the ninth hole of
this nine-hole course, first time
around, when 1 saw some one go to
the flag for my second shot. The
action seemed familiar and I recalled
ihat in Great Britain this was done
in championships. I was just won
dering w’hat experienced golfer was
doing this when behold! it was our
friend the professional. He wore cap
and knickerbockers—the typical golf
dress of the old country, and be look
ed like hundreds of fellows that one
sees on links in England and Scot-
and. My! but he was British. He
walked down the first hole with me,
telling me first of all that he had
made 35 and 36 on the course and
never took over 37. He told me that
he had beaten some of the best play
ers in England. It seemed strange
i hat a player of his remarkable abil
ity was hiding his light in a small
club.
'’Chick’s" Challenge Rejected.
By this time my curiosity was
whetted to see him play, so I asked
some of the members to arrange a
game They said they would try, but
hey did not think he would play. 1
had never heard of a professional re
fusing that sort of a request from
club members.
Tom was sent for, however, and
after a long time he appeared at the
locker room door and the question
was put to him. With indescribable
emotion he refused. I told him I
would give him 2 up on each nine
and let him name his reward if he
i>eat me. A member offered to get
P a purse of $600 to be his if he
made a 35 that afternoon, but he
wouldn't play, risk his reputation, or
waste his time with an amateur, he
said, and ran away. Truly a unique
case.
Some of the members tell me that
p really plays some remarkable shots
<‘nd knows the game, but that be-
ond these shots none of the mem
bers had seen him play practically all
summer. It seems that a member of
•he club noted for his benevolence
found Tom in great trouble and he
had brought him to the town and
he club and continued to do every-
'hing possible for him, but an air of
nloofness had characterized this
v ’range professional from the begin
ning.
Navy Announces
Winter Sport List
NNapoLIS. MD., Dec. 20.—The fol
ding schedules of winter sports were
‘■inounced at the Naval Academy to
day:
Gymnastics—February 7. New’ York
J mversity; February 28 University of
i ennsylvania; March 7, Columbia
'•restling—February 7. Pennsylvania
Gate College: February 14, Lehigh:
1 ehruary 21. Cornell; February 28. Uni-
rpity of Pennsylvania. March 7, Co
lumbia.
Swimming—February 7, Baltimore
College; March 7. Columbia.
lack Johnson Breaks
Arm in Paris Scrap
‘GRIg. Dec- 20.—Jack Johnson,
p avyweight champion of the world, is
drying his right hand in a sling as a
&w,i ’ of his fight here last night with
ymy .Johnson. The match ended in
V' eighth round with honors even.
f ' c -r the end of the battle it was dis-
' °”ed that. Jack Johnson had broken
p ft forearm in the third round.
f °ree Maitrot announced the bout a
draw.
Ungford Battles
Jeannette To-night
X EW YORK. Dec. IP.- Joe Wood-
n manager of Sam Langford, who
et«= joe Jeannette in a twenty-
,v " ; nd bout in Pari? to-night.
°d here yesterday that the “tar
had taken off so much flesh
hr would weigh not more than
in the ring.
POLLY AND HER PALS
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A. A. and International Plan It
LOOKS FUST US
Bv (>. B. Iveeler.
P ENDING something more excit
ing to gab about, we might con
sider the inter-league series
Idea, which now looks to be in a fair
way to get itself tried out next sea
son.
Up East, in the big show, they re
fer to it politely as “trying it on the
dog. - '
Inasmuch, however, as the canine
section of the combination in this in
stance consists of the American As
sociation and the International
League, we of the Class A standing
do not feel disposed to insist on that
rating of the experiment.
Anyway, here's the dope, so far as
cooked:
• * . *
T HE tentative plan calls for a
schedule of 112 games to be play
ed by each of the big minors men
tioned above, the season to close about
the middle of August.
The reason for that, says President
E. G. Barrow, of the International,
is that “the race usually is decided by
that time, anyway.” We’ll speak of
that later.
Then the rest is simple
• • •
T HE respective pennants having
been decided in each of the leagues
as usual, only a couple of months
earlier, the two circuits get together
and play out a schedule by which
each team in the American Associa
tion plays each team in the Interna
tional a series of four games on the
International's nome lots, after which
the process will be repeated, the In
ternational League playing around the
A A. circuit. ^
In this way a schedule of 06 games
will be eked’out, and the relative
standings of the leagues at the end
of it will determine the championship
of Class AA.
Very pretty, is it not
• * •
\XJA1T a moment before you sa>.
Vv ••yes—it is not.”
Think about it. now Wouldn't it be
a pretty interesting thing if for once
all the towns in the Southern League
could be pulling for each other against
an invasion by the entire force of the
Pacific Coast League, or uniting for
a desperate dash into the enemy s
country, striving tooth and nail and
extra-base wallop to win more games
from the Westerners than the West
erners could win from them'.'
Wouldn't there be a scramble for
the parks In the afternoons, and for
sporting extras to see how Birming
ham and Los Angeles came on' while
Atlanta was licking San Francisco.
Of course, mere are only six clubs
in t'ue Coast circuit, so two weak sis
ters would have to be dropped from
our league—but this is merely for
purposes of illustration.
AS to the .statement of the Eastern
** magnate that the race practically
is decided by Augus 15, we desire to
file as loud an exception to it as we
can register and get through the
mails.
So that part of the* plan is dis
tinctly fish-like, the way we see it.
* * *
Dl'T 17 the big minors decide to try
it on next year, they may be sure
of being watched with deep interest,
not only around this circuit, but also
by the major leagues The National,
or such part of it as doesn’t mind
being represented by Garry Herr
mann. already has suggested a simi
lar plan, but Ban Johnson turned it
down with a dull thud.
But Ban will keep an eye on the ex
periment, too—if it is made.
Tad Jones Suggests
New Football Rule
NEW HAVEN, Dec. 20—Tad Jones
'08 S., an All-American Yale quarter
back. In discussing the results of the
changed football rules had this to say
to-day: -
“I would suggest for changes that ail
goals from touchdown should be kicked
from a point immediately in front of the
spot where the ball is downed. In other
words. I would take away the privilege
of the punt out. It might be well to
widen the field perhaps ten yards and
to lengthen it to its original measure
ment.
“I think the element of chance eniera
too strongly in Western football. They
violate every rule in football for the
sake of gaining something by some
freak of chance. This is all right in
emergency. I think, bqt for a general
policy it is very bad Eastern football
may be a trifle too conservative hut I
certainly do not think so.”
Joim Ward Slated
To Lead Federals
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 20.—John Ward.
New York lawyer and old time player,
seems slated to be president of ihe Fed
eral League. Ward is not friendly to
organized baseball as represented by the
old league and is familiar with the
workings of the game from several
angles. The magnates of the league are
meeting here to-day.
Ritchie Asks $10,000
To Box Jimmy Duffy
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Charley Mur
ray. tlie fight promoter of Buffalo and
also manager of the Queensberry A. <*..
of this city, wired Willie Ritchie, the
lightweight champion, an offer of a
guaranty of $7,500 to box Jimmy Duffy,
the crack lightweight of Lockport. N.
Y., for ten rounds. Ritchie has wired
back that lie will accept if guaranteed
licj^oo.
Basket Ball Champions of South
Will Play Athletic Club in
Atlanta February 21.
C OLUMBUS, GA., Dec. 20.—Tile
Columbus basket ball team,
conceded to be the undisputed
champions of the South for the past
four seasons, is fast rounding into
form and is leaving no stones un
earthed to carry off the championship
honors this year. The team has en
gaged in two battles this year, win
ning both with comparative ease. The
first encounter was with the Bessemer
A. C., which they smothered. 59 to 13;
the second was with the Fifth Regi
ment. Company G, quintet, of Atlanta,
which they won, 71 to 19.
The Columbus team has tasted de
feat on their home court once In five
years. Mobile Y. M. C. A. accomplish
ing the stunt year before last in a
close, nerve-racking game. The court
in Columbus is much smaller than
other courts in this section, but larger
courts make no difference to the Co
lumbus team. They seem to be as
much at home on a large one as a
small one
The Columbus team will be seen in
action on the Atlanta Athletic CJuh
court on February 21.
Coach Bridges has not completed
his home schedule as yet The fol
lowing will give you an idea of the
opponents the Columbus aggregation
will compete with
December 23—Central College of |
Missouri.
January 3—Allanta Athletic Club
January 9—Montgomery Y. M. C. A.
January' 16—Auburn
January 24—Birmingham Athletic
Club.
January 30—Mercer.
The road trip, which will begin on j
February 14, will include the follow
ing games:
February 14 Auburn.
February 18—Birmingham A. C.
February 19—Bessemer A C.
February 21—Atlanta A. C.
February 23—Asheville Y. M <*. A. ,
February 24—Charlotte Y. M. C. A.
February 26—Lynchburg Y M. C. A. j
February 28—Charlotte Y. M. C. A.
ILLINI ARRANGES GAMES.
CHAMPAIGN. ILL.. Dee 20 -Direc
tor Huff, of rilnois. to-day announced
ihe firs? completed football dates for
1914 The Illinois eleven will play In
diana October 10 and Northwestern Oc
tober 24 both on Illinois field. Wis
consin will probably be added to the
schedule. Illinois, according to Di
rector Huff, will be glad to schedule
Missouri for an early game
Sporting Food
By GEORGE E. PHA1R
THE MAGNATE’S LOT.
When (hr public isn't clamoring and
howling
And the critics haven't got him on
the pan.
Then the holdei* of the stock are
always growling,
And are on the point of handing
him the can.
It's a wonder that he isn’t driven
batty.
That he doesnV end his troubles
with a gun.
When hr runs a baseball team in
Cincinnati
The magnate's lot is not a happy
one.
If a baseball team and a distillery
could be run successfully by the same
method, Cincinnati might win a few
pennants.
As we understand it, the Cincinnati
manager is responsible to Garry
Herrmann, who, in turn, is responsi
ble to the stockholders, who are ut
terly irresponsible.
If Mr. Murphy succeeds in bringing
Joe Tinker back to Chicago, he will
go a great way toward wiping out the
memory of that green hat.
Georges t'arpentier has been offered
$2,500 a week in vaudeville on the
strength of the walloping he handed
Bombardier Wells. The question is.
How’ much would they have offered
him if he had whipped a regular pu
gilist?
While there is nothing in a name,
Mr. Ever Hammer is an appropriate
name for a pugilist. But it would be
the ideal name for a column conduc
tor.
GOVERNOR TENER.
He tried to escape from political life.
With its slime and its mud and
intrigue.
He tried to escape from political
strife—
AST) HE WEST TO THE NA
TIONAL EE A G(J E.
The time has come for Governor
Tener to gather the N. L magnate*
behind closed doors and swmp alter
nately with right and left until the
said magnates are at peace.
Thoce six-day bike racers are righ:
in protesting against being fined. If
the public had it? way. the fines would
be slammed on the promoters
The report that Happy Hogan con
templates buying the St Louts
Browns leads one to believe that
Happy will not be happy long.
It is no surprise to learn that
Packev McFarland will not be allowed
to fight in Milwaukee for a year.
In fact, it was suspected that he would
not be allowed to fight there for the
next twenty ye*rs.
Commodores May Quit S. I. A. A.
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One-Year Rule Hurts Vanderbilt
BOXING GAME
Big ‘'White Hope” Proves Fail
ure and Plans to Return to
Old Job on Engine.
By Jack Con wav.
B oston 1 , mass., Dev. '20.—can
Morris, broken in spirit, but
blessed -with a rather bulky
bank roll, has hit the trail for Kapul-
pa, Okla. The big “white hope” real
izes that he will never be a success
as a boxer and so intends to return
to his old job as an engineer.
Morris, of course, may not like the
Idea of laboring eight hours a day for
six days a week for $25 or so, where
he has been in tlie habit of receiving
from $500 to $2,000 for boxing ten or
twelve founds But such is the fate
of young men who are unable to make
good within the hemp ropes.
The Oklahoma giant occupies a
queer position in the sporting world.
He was never a champion or even a
near-champion, and yet he has re
ceived more publicity than some of
the greatest ring men of former dec
ades. Morris’ position in the ring was
due to the “white hope" craze.
Morris 1? six feet four inches tail
and weighs 235 pounds. He is built
on the lines of a champion, but has
never startled us by his work in the
rfVig His first few bouts ended un
satisfactorily, but after that he im
proved. Morris was then matched to
clash with Jes? Willard in New York
and the contest proved a joke. The
men were as slow as truck horses in
moving around the ring, while they
displayed little knowledge of ring
craft.
Morris was disgusted with the
showing he made against the ^owboy
and has decided to retire from the
ring
National League Not
To Pension Anson
NEV\ YORK. Dee. 20. President John
K. Tenet of the National League, an
nounced to-day that Dip proposition to'
grant a pension to "Cap Anson, thp
veteran Chicago Ball player, had beer
abandoned. Mr. Tener said Anson war
not in need of a pension and he saw no
reason for granting om
“Anson would certainly refuse ii If it
were offered." said the, league presi
ded i
Anson m no* appearing in vaudeviiie
N ashville, tenn.. Dec. 20.—
That one-year rule isn’t taking
well with Vanderbilt support
ers and there are even now murniur-
Ings the local institution being
withdrawn from the S. I. A. A., al
though no such move is expected in
the near future. Knowing that the
South is in need of some sort of or
ganization. Vanderbilt would be re
luctant to drop out, especially as it
is tiie backbone of its existence, but
it is hard for them to swallow a pill
such as was handed them at Jackson
ville.
If it had been a straight one-year
rule without exceptions there would
have been no kick coining, but it is
hard to pee the justice in a rule that
applies to Vanderbilt, yet in no way
affects an institution like Sewanee.
Vanderbilt Is also up against it when
it I'omes to playing Virginia and
North Carolina, to sa.v nothing of
Michigan. The latter college has a
strict one-year rule, but its greater
number of students gives it an ad
vantage over Vanderbilt that can best
be equalized by the absence of a one-
year rule for the local team.
It would be a little far fetched to
state that the one-year rule was aimed
directly at Vanderbilt, but the truth
remains fliat it is hurt far more by it
than any other Southern school. Were
Vanderbilt’s games confined only to
the S. I. A. A. teams It would have no
cause to worry over any kind of
handicap, because of the superiority of
its material and coaching, but this is
not w’here the blow will strike it
hardest
Just how much the one-year rule
will handicap Vanderbilt next year is
hard to say. A number of promising
players were expected to enter the
university. The rule will undoubted
ly keep several of them away, for
many would prefer going to some
other university where they can play
during their first year. Of the 1913
line Huffman, White. Warren. Lowe,
Askew, Reyer, ('armon and Putnam
will return, while Josh Oody will be
eligible as a result of having attended
college this season. This will give
them a fair lino if the expected im
provements in the majority of the
candidates transpires. In the back-
fleld Peck Turner is the only loss,
and with such men as Curry, R. Tur
ner, V. Turner and Bell coming along
it is hard to believe that this depart-
ture will be weak. Cohen and Ches
ter also promise to make a strong
pair of ends. Vanderbilt ought to
have a fair team in spite of the rule,
but not so strong as it would have
been otherwise, and next year they
need every ounce of strength they
can get.
Athletic Club Boys
Clash With Augusta
Quintet To-might
The Augusta Y. M. C. A quintei will
be the Atlanta Athletic Club's oppo
nents to-night In the third scheduled
basket ball game on the local team's
floor. The Augusta boys come well
touted and are expected to give Joe
Bean’s warriors a stiff tussle. The lo
cals have put In a good week of prac
tice and are ready to annex game num
ber three Vo their collection. The line
up of the Augusta team is not known,
but the Atlanta boys will line-up as
follows Smith and Forbes, forwards;
DuBard, renter; Farter and Weaver,
guards The game will start promptly
ar 8:30.
INDIANS RELEASE PITCHER.
MINNEAPOLIS. Der 20 Mike Kelly
manager of the Indianapolis team of
the American Association, announced
here that he had released Pitcher Wil
liam Harrington of Indianapolis, to
Binghamton, of the New York State
League.
Elberfeld Fails to
Reach Terms With
New Orleans Club
NEW ORLEANS,'Dec. 20 —“KM” EL
berfeld. former Lookout manager. 1s stilt
unable to reach terms with the New
Orleans club. After a conference yes
terday, Elberfeld left the local dabs
headquarters admitting that he canid
not reach an agreement.
FJ1 berfeld is holding out for several
hundred dollars more than the Pelicans
are willing to give him. and P looks
very much as if he will stick ♦.•> Mb de
mand? Another meeting may be held
this afternoon.
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