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Till'’ ATLANTA HKORGTAN AND. NEWS.
1 1 ie b ans Are Now Beginning to Count tlie Days When Spring Practice Begins
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Mutt Bought the Wrong Breed of Gila Monster
By ‘Bud’ Fisher
Club Members Have Never Seen
Him Play, and He Even Re
fuses Them Lessons.
]j\ **Chick” Evans.
I oNCE played golf in a town ot
about 10.000 people. The golf
* dub had a most enthusiastic
membership, more or less unfamiliar
’! the game, and it had everything
, at goes with a links—even includ-
ne a professional. This professional
> ; e topic of my story to-day. I have
seen and known intimately many golf
professionals in my lifetime, but this
uc was the queerest of them all.
When I was first told that the club
d a professional 1 thought what a
fine 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
>.range stories about him and si
lently I acquired a curious interest in
li.m, For instance, one of the mem-
bers .-aid: Tom said that he made
a 38 the other day, but I don’t be
lieve him.”
Refuses Lesson to Members.
11 seemed very strange to me that
l ie members of a "pro’s” own club
were unacquainted with his game,
i < n 1 heard someone else say that
Mr. C. - ould not. get a lesson because
Tom did not want to give it. A
> range situation, indeed, I thought.
o ise was a comfort
able eoltage, which I was told was
built for the professional, but, it was
Ided, he refused to sleep
tiiere because it was too lonely. All
t.f these statements aroused a great
■ 'iriosity and 1 looked around with
.- nu eagerness hoping to see this
extraordinary professional. He was
not in sight, however, and his ab
sence on one of the busiest golfing
cays nf the season added piquancy to
, the situation.
i was coming up the ninth hole of
t s nine-hole course, first time
round, when I saw some one go lo
t'r- flag for my second shot. The
a i on seemed familiar and l recalled
G if Britain this was done
r 'hampionships. I was just won
dering what experienced golfer was
doing this when behold! it was our
fr ond the professional. He wore cap
«ncl knickerbockers—the typical golf
dress of the dd country, and he look-
• d like hundreds of fellow’s that one
-ee,« on links in England and Scot-
‘tnd. My! but he was British. He
walked down the first hole with me,
tolling 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-
M| ’* in England. It seemed strange
hat a player of his remarkable abil-
v was hiding his light in a small
v lub.
Chick’s” Challenge Rejected.
'his time my curiosity was
v 'iet d to see him play, so T asked
- line of the members to arrange a
* ani1 '- .They said they would try, but
*\\ did not think he would play. I
;,f * never heard of a professional re-
' is ing that sort of a request from
‘ lub members.
I mi was sent for, however, and
''w a long time lie appeared at the
h"t room door and the question
put to him. With indescribable
“motion he refused. 1 told him I
v onld give him 2 up on each nine
<nd let him name his reward if he
■a.i mo. a member offered to get
b a purse of $500 to be his if he
:nr 'd' a 35 that afternoon, hut he
'"W'd'ii play, risk his reputation, or
me u .th an amateur, he
! nd ran away. Truly a unique
of the members tell me that
rf ‘ it!l > Plays some remarkable shots
'■ nows tlie game, but that be-
" ’ ?i| cse shots none of the inem-
'“ Ts had seen him play practically all
s -mnie: it seems that a member of
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May Try Inter-League Series
A. A. and International Plan It
Bv (). 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
son.
Up East, in the big show, they re
fer to ik politely as “trying it on the
dog.”
Inasmuch, however, as the canine
5;ection of^iie combination in this in
stance consists of the American As
sociation and the International
League, we of the Class A standing
do not feci disposed to insist on that
rating of the experiment.
Anyway, here’s the dope, so far as
cooked:
I-Might him to the town and
!; ih and continued to do every-
'■'j possible for him, but an air of
had characterized this
ai, -k e professional from the begin-
!;ing
Vedrines Will Fly
Over Garden of Eden
S5peCl °' C a ble to The Atlanta Georgian.
PV° XIKH ’ ASIA MINOR, Dec. 20.—
y'\ ••ides Vedrines, the famous
viator, who is trying to circle
111,(1 to-day that he would
^ ; the original Carden of Eden on
iW. ;; h ' through Asia Minor. Ved-
!v . . |r ‘ a ve for Aleppo to-morrow,
-> over the Tauraln Mountains.
Marshall Santa to
Capital Sauirrels
s HI\*GTON, Dec. 20.—Vice Tresi-
■ Marshall lias become a great friend
Kra\ squirrels in the park in the
Gruel's 'V hen free from worries of
';'on he may often be seen ofl'er-
M-, ‘ 1 ^ i<» these Nation's pets. The
runais hurry to nose through
na' ' ( 'T w ^ en he arrives, and they
nnd Sf)mfthlng to their liking.
^oted Money Lender
^ Harvard Is Dead
bridge, MASS.. Dec. 20. — Bar-
f '°’ Bennett, known tlxrough-
t and i-Afrope as Harvard’s
■ .' -'ey len ir.i', died at his home
1 • from acute indigestion.
Bennett amassed a fortune by
-pHK tentative plan calls for a
1 t (i'for'"his' benevofence 1 ? ’« u • V; mm
Tnm in great trouble and he ff on ^ *boie. the season to close about
11 Tlte'reason^ for fhat, says President
p q Barrow, of tlie International,
Is that "the race usually is decided by
that lime, anyway." We’ll speak of
that later.
Then the rest is simple.
* * •
I ^HE respective pennants having
been decided in each of the leagues
as usual, only a couple of montns
earlier, the two circuits get together
and piav 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 which
the process will be repeated, the In
ternational League playing around the
A 'In’thi”way a schedule of 56 games
win be eked out, and the relative
Standings of the leagues at the end
of it will determine the championship
of Class A A. ‘
Very pretty, is it not .
♦ * *
it FAIT a moment before you sa>,
W “Yes—it is riot. . .
Think about it, now. W ouldn t it be
a nrettv interesting thing if for once
all tlie 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
, ountrv striving W'- n and nail and
extra-base wallop to win more games
from tlie Westerners than the West
erners could win from them.’
Wouldn't there be a scramble for
the parks in the afternoons, and for
arurtinc extras to see how Birming
ham and Los Angeles came out while
Atlanta war. licking San hrancisco?
of course, l >ere arc only six clubs
in the Coast circuit, so two weak sis
ters would have to be dropped from
our league—hut this is merely for
purposes of illustration.
AS to the statement of the Eastern
magnate that the race practically
is decided by Angus 15, we desire to
file as loud an exception to it as we
tan register and get through the
mails.
So that part of the plan is dis
tinctly fish-like, the way wo see it.
* * *
Dl'T *r the big minors decide to try
* ' ii 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. D#c. 20 'fad Jones,
’08 SL, 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, I would take away the privilege
of the punt out. It might be well to
w’iden the field perhaps len yards and
to lengthen it to its original 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 1
certainly do not think so.”
John Ward Slated
To Lead Federals
ST LOUIS. Dec. 20.—John Ward,
New York lawyer and old time player,
seems slated to be president of Lhe Fed
eral League. Ward is not friendly to
organized baseball as represented by the
old eague 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-
ra\ . the tight promoter of Buffalo and
also manager of the Qu« ensberry A. f\.
of this city, wired Willie Ritchie, the
lightweight champion an offer of a
guarantee of $7,500 to box Jim my Duffy,
the crack light weight >tf Lockoort. N.
Y . for ten rounds. Ritchie has wired
back that he will accept ;; ^mmntccd
$10,000
Basket Ball Champions of South
Will Play Athletic Club in
Atlanta February 21.
C OLUMBUS, GA., Dec 20. The
Columbus basket ball team,
conceded to be the undisputed
champions of the South for the past
four seasons, «s Fast rounding into
form and is leaving no stones un
earthed to curry orf the championship
honors this year. The teem has en
gaged in two battles this year, win
ning both with comparative ease. The
first encounter was with the Bessemer
A. O., 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. .VI. 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.
( Coach Bridges has not completed
his home schedule as yet. The fol
lowing w ill give you an idea of t iie
opponents the Columbus aggregation
will compete with:
December 23—Central College ot
Missouri.
January 3—Atlanta Athletic Club.
January 9 Montgomery Y. M. C. A.
January 16—Auburn.
January 21 -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 1.8—Birmingham A. C.
February IP—Bessemer A. C.
February 21—Atlanta A. C.
February \ • • Y. M. c. A.
February 24—Charlotte Y. M. C. A.
February 26—Lynchburg Y A1. C. A
February 28 Charlotte Y. M. C. A
ILLINI ARRANGES GAMES.
CHAMPAIGN. ILL.. Deo. 20.— Direc
tor Huff, of It in •« to-do y announced
the* first completed football dates for
11)14. Tke Illinois ol< v<*n will play In
diana October 10 o North woo ora Oc
tober 24, both < it Illinois f iDkk Wis
consin will probubiy be added to 'be
schedule. lllino : ^. according to r*<-
roctor HrtT. will «>e glad to schedule
Missouri I’mi an ran/ game
Sporting Food
j ) By GEORGE E. PHAIR
THE MAGNATE’S LOT.
I When lhe public isn't clamoring and
howling
And Ih'y critics haven’t got him on
the pan,
I I hen the holders of lhe slock are
alwaps growling.
And arc on the point of handing
him the can.
j It’s a wonder that he isn't driven
batty.
That hr doesnt' end his troubles
with a gun.
j When he runs a baseball, tram in
Cine inn all
The magnate's lot is not a happy
one.
I' 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 Carpentier 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.
Hr h ied to escape from political life.
With its slime and its mud and
intrigue.
He tried 1b rs<apc from political
strife—
AND HE WENT TO THE NA
nos AT J LEAGUE.
The time has come for Governor
Tener to gather the N. L. magnates
behind closed doors and swing alter
nately with right and lef* until the
caid magnates are at peace.
Those six-day bike rnr^rs are right
in protesting against being fined. If
the public hud its way, the fines would
be slammed on the promoters.
The report that Happy Hogan con
templates buying the .St. Loirs
Browns leads one to believe ik t
Happy will not be happy long.
It is no surprise to Earn that
Parke/ McFarland will not be allowed
*.o fight in Milwaukee for a year.
I In fact, it was suspected thar he would
not be alio.ved to fight there for the
next twenty years.
Commodores May Quit S. I. A. A.
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One-Year Rule Hurts Vanderbilt
Big “White Hope” Proves Fail
ure and Plans to Return to
Old Job on Engine.
By .Jauk 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 he 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 Rut 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 ever, 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 tall
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 lie im
proved. Morris \wis then matched to
clash with Jess 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
era ft.
Morris was disgusted with the
showing he made against the cowboy
and has decided to retire from the
ring.
National League Not
To Pension Anson
NEW YORK. Dec. 20. —President John
K. Tener. of the National League, an
nounced to-day that the proposition to i
yrar.t a pension to "Cap” Anson, tin •
veteran Chicago ball player, had been I
! abandoned. Mr. Tener said Anson was
j not in need of a pension and be saw no j
reason for granting >nr.
'Anson woch certainly refuse it if it:
were offered,” said the league presi- 1
< • to. •
Anson is n-‘\* appearing in vaudevi.le.
N ashville, tenn., Dec. ?«.—
That one-year rule isn’t taking
well with Vanderbilt support
ers and there are even now murniur-
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 thorn 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 ope-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 that it is hurt, far more by it
than any other Southern school. Were
i Vanderbilt's games confined only to
I -
Wilson Fills Jobs
In North Carolina
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20.—President
Wilson to-day sent to the Senate the
nominations of Francis I>. Winston,
of North Carolina, to be United Stat
Attorney for the Eastern District of
North Carolina; W. T. Dortch, of
North Carolina, to be United States
Marshal for the Eastern District of
North Carolina; Charles A. Webb, of
North Carolina, to be United States
Marshal for the Western District of
North Carolina.
180 ON DISABLED SHIP.
TOULON, FRANCE, Dec. 20.—The
steamship Portugal, wtih 180 passen
gers aboard, has broken down at sea.
according to a wireless message re
ceived here to-day.
NEW BANK FOR COLUMBUS.
COLUMBUS, Dec. 20.—The* Musco
gee Bank, Columbus’ newest banking
institution, has announced that it will
open for business December 27. The
president is John M. Murrain
the y. I. A. A. teams it would have Tr
eatise to worry over any kind of
handicap, because of the superiority of
its material and coaching, but this Is
not where the blow will strike it
hardest.
Just, how much the one-year rule
will handicap Vanderbilt nexi year i
hard to say. A number of promising
players were expected to enter th»-
university. The rule will undoubted
ly keep several of them away, for
many would prefer going to some
other university where they can play
• luring their first year. Of the 1912
line Huffman, White, Warren, Lowe.
Askew, Reyer, Cannon and Putnam
will return, w-hile Josh Cody will be
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 Peek 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 Chev
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 the>
need every ounce of strength they
can get.
Elberfeld Fails to
Reach Terms With
New Orleans Club
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 20.—“Kid El
berfeld. former Lookout manager, is still
unable to reach terms with the New
Orleans club. After a conference yes
terday, Elberfeld left the local club's
headquarters admitting that he could
not reach an agreement.
Elberfeld is 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 afternoon.
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