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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. ANT) NEWS.
Tlie Fans Are Now Beginning to Count the Days When Spring Practice Begins
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THIS GOLF‘PRO’
BRINGING UP FATHER
By GEORGE M’MANUS
Club Members Have Never Seen
Him Play, and He Even Re
fuses Them Lessons.
By “Chick” Evans.
I ONCE played golf In a town of
about 10,000 people. The golf
club had a moat enthusiastic
membership, more or less unfamiliar
with the game, and It had everything
that goes with a links—even Incfud-
ing a professional. This professional
Is the topic of my story to-day. I have
seen and known intimately many golf
professionals in my lifetime, but this
one was the queerest of them all.
When I was first told that the club
had a professional I thought what a
tine thing it was, for beginners iU^"-
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 si
lently I acquired a curious Interest in
him. For instance, one of the mem
bers said: “Tom said'that he made
a 38 the other day, but I don’t be
lieve him.”
Refuses Lesson to Members.
It 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. C. could not get a lesson because
Tom did not want to give it. A
strange situation, indeed, I thought.
Near the clubhouse was a comfort
able cottage, which I was told was
built for the professional, but, it was
further added, he refused to sleep
there because it was too lonely. All
of these statements aroused a great
curiosity and 1 looked around with
some eagerness hoping to see this
extraordinary professional. He was
not in 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
that in Great Britain this was done
in championships. I was just won
dering what experienced golfer was
doing this when behold! it was our
friend the professional. He wore cap
and knickerbockers—the typical golf
dress of the oM country, and he look
ed like hundreds of fellows that one
sees on links In England and Scot
land. 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
that 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
they did not think he would play. I
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 3 up on each nine
and let him name his reward if he
beat me. A member offered to get
up a purse of $500 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
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Some of the members tell me that
he really plays some remarkable shots
and knows the game, but that be
yond these shots none of the mem
bers had seen him play practically all
summer. It seems that a member of
the club noted for his benevolence
found Tom in great trouble and he
had brought him to the town and
the club and continued to do every
thing possible for him, but an air of
aloofness had characterized this
strange professional from the begin
ning.
Navy Announces
Winter Sport List
ANNAPOLIS, MD., Dec. 20.—The fol
lowing schedules of winter sports were
announced at the Naval Academy to
day:
Gymnastics—February 7. New York
University: February 28, University cf
Pennsylvania: March 7, Columbia
Wrestling—February 7. Pennsylvania
^tate College: February 14, Lehigh;
February 21. Cornell: February 28. Uni
versity of Pehnsylvanla; March 7, Co
lumbia.
Swimming—February 7, Baltimore
City College; March 7, Colombia.
Jack Johnson Breaks
Arm in Paris Scrap
PARIS, Dec. 20.—Jack Johnson,
heavyweight champion of the world, is
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rarrying his right hand in a slmg as a
result of his fight here last night with
Jimmy Johnson. The match ended in
'he eighth round with honors even.
After the end of the battle it was dis-
roverod that Jack Johnson had broken
his left forearm in the third round.
Referee Maltrot announced the bout a
draw.
Langford Battles
Jeannette To-night
NEW YORK, Dec. 19.—Joe Wood
man, manager of Sam Langford, who
meets Joe Jeannette in a twenty-
round bout in Paris to-night,
cabled here yesterday that the “tar
baby” had taken off ?-o much flesh
that he would weigh not more than
in the nog.
May -Try Inter-League Series
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A. A. and International Plan It
By 0. B. Keeler.
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-
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.
Anywa}', here’s the dope, so far as
cooked;
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 Jt as we
can register and get through the
mails.
So that pai*t of the plan is dis
tinctly flsh-like, the way we see it.
LOOKS LIST IS
EVER THIS VESH
T HE tentative plan call* 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 tile leagues
as usual, only a couple of months
earlier the two circuits gel together
and piay 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 home lots, after whlch
the process will be repeated, the In-
ternational League playing around the
A. A. circuit.
In this way a schedule of 56 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?
\X7AIT a moment before you say,
W “Yes—it is not.”
Think about it, now. Wouldn't it be
a prettv 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 couid win from them ;
Wouldn’t there be a scrajnble for
the parks In the afternoons, atid for
sporting extras to see how Birming
ham and Los Angeles came out while
Atlanta was licking San Francisco?
Of course, there are only six clubs
in ’he I'oast circuit, so two weak sis
ters would have to be dropped from
mir league but this is merely for
purpose* of illustrauou.
DUT if 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
Basket Ball Champions of South
Will Play Athletic Club in
Atlanta February 21.
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 all
goals from touchdown should be kicked
from a point immediately In front of the
.spot where the ball is downed. In other
words, 1 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 originaJ measure
ment.
“I think the element of chance enters
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, but for a general
policy It is very bad. Eastern football
may be a trifle too conservative but I
certainly do not think so.”
Johu Ward Slated
To Lead Federals
ST. IaOUIS, Dec. 20.—John Ward,
New York lawyer an<i old time player,
seems slated to be president of the 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
C -^OLUMBITS, GA, Dec. 20.—The
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 Club
court on February 21.
Ooach 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—Atlanta 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
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. O. A
February 24—Charlotte Y. M. C. A.
February 26—Lynchburg Y. M. C. A
February 28—Charlotte Y. M. C. A.
— I
Sporting Food
By GEORGE E. PHAIR
THE MAGNATE’S LOT.
When (he public isn’t clamoring and
howling
And the critics haven’t got him on
the pan,
Then the hoiders of the stock arc
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.
CH UllllS
Big “White Hope” Proves Fail
ure and Plans to Return to
Old Job on Engine.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Charley Mur
ray. the fight promoter of Buffalo and
also manager of the Queensberry A. C.,
of this city, wired Willie Ritchie, the
lightweight champion, an offer of a
guarantee of $7,500 to box Jimmy Duffy,
the crack lightweight of Uockport, N.
V . f^r ten rounds. Ritchie lias wired
l*ahat he will accept if guaranteed
HU,' v 0Uw
ILLIN! ARRANGES GAMES.
CHAMPAIGN. ILL, Dec. 20. Direc
tor Huff, of Ilinofs, to-day announced
the first 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 fluff, will be glad to schedule
JbLakouri lor an early fame.
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 Carpentier has been offered
$2,500 a week 1n 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 LEAGUE.
The time has come for Governor
Tener to gather the N. L. magnates
behind closed doors and swing alter
nately with right and left until the
said magnates are at peace.
Those six-day bike racers are right
1n protesting against being fined. If
the public had its way, the fines would
be slammed on the promoters.
By Jack Conway.
B OSTON, MASS., Dec. '20.—-Carl
Morris, broken in spirit, but
blessed with a rather bulky
bank roll, has hit. the trail for Sapul-
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 the habit of, receiving
from $500 to $2,000 for boxing ten or
twelve rounds But such is the fate
of young men who are unable to make
&ood 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 is 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
ring. His first few bouts ended un
satisfactorily, but after that he im
proved. Morris was then matched to
clash with Joss 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 tlie
showing he made against the cowboy
and has decided to retire from the
ring.
Commodores May Quit S. I. A. A.
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One-Year Rule Hurts Vanderbilt
N ashville, tenn., Dec. 20.—
That one-year rule isn’t taking
well with Vanderbilt support
ers and there are even now murmur-
Ings of 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 the 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 coming, but it is
hard to see 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 comes to playing Virginia and
North Carolina, to say nothing of
Michigan. The latter college has a
strict one-year rule, but its greater
number of students gives It »n 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 that it 1s 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 o
its material and coaching, but this
not where the blow will strike it
hardest.
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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, Carmon and Putnam
will return, while Josh Cody will he
eligible as a result of having attended
college this season. This will give
them a fair line If the expected Im
provements in the majority of the
candidates transpires. In the back-
field Peck Turner Is the onlv 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 wlii 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-night
The report that. Happy Hogan con
templates buying the St. Louis
Browns leads one to believe that
Happy w’ill not he happy long
It is no surprise to learn that
Packey McFarland will not be allowed
to fight in Milwaukee for a year.
1 In fact, it was suspected that he would
not be allowed to fight there for the
next twenty ye r*.
National League Not
To Pension Anson
The Augusta Y. M. C. A quintet 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 to 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;
PuBard, center; Carter and Weaver,
guards The game will start promptly
at 8:30.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20. President John
K. Tener, of the National League, an
nounced to-day that the proposition to
grant a pension to ‘‘(Jap’ Anson, the
veteran Chicago hall player, had been
abandoned. Mr. Tener said Anson war
not in need of a pension and he saw no
reason for granting one
“Anson would certainly refuse It If it
were offered,” said the league presi
dent
Ai^uu im liu w appMumg ax Ytiuulttvlile.
INDIANS RELEASE PITCHER.
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 20 Mike Kelly,
manager of the Indianapolis team of
the Ameriean 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 ORIJSANS, Dec. 30.—'THd” El
berfeld. former Lookout manager, ti still
unable to reach terms with the New
Orleans club. After & conference yes
terday, Elberfeld left the local chib’s
headquarters admitting that he could
not reach an agreement.
Elberfeld ls holding out for several
hundred dollars more than the Pelicans
are willing to give him. and It looks
very much as if he will stick ■•«> his de
mands. Another meeting may be held
this pYtemoon.
Maddening
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prepared to remore the CAUSE as well
EFFECT.
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) l suffered with an eruption two years aed '
sne bix of Trtterine cured me and twe of my .
friends. It Is worth Its weight In gold.
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