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By J. W. Heisman.
r T is a «i eat pity that track athlat- !
ics have not as strong a hold i
L upon the affections of the public j
• I poll lilt' dJltUllUuO IM U*>Y7 [IUUUL |
In the South as they have in the l
North. This is one of the prettiest i
forms of pure athletic work we have I
and one of the Worthiest, and from
the point of view of sound contnjon I
sense a»?®thing accomplished in most |
any one of the recognized track or i
field events ought to count for as I
much aS does the work of a football I
hero like Brickley or a baseball idol
like CqM>»
An Olympic winner of the hundred l
or of tlte Aiaratlion or the Penthalon |
is esteemed a deal more highly liy j
folks of foreign Countries than are I
the stars of fifty other game of either |
tjieir land or ours;
American Rugby football and base- |
ball are peculiar to this country, and I
we go wild over ‘them. One would
think that we also would esteem ;
highly an athletic event that was I
recognized as standard the world !
over, such as running or jumping:
for in the former sports our cham
pions can only be champions among
ourselves, and never world beaters —:
since they can not enter into compe
tition against the whole world in
either the gridiron or the diamond '
pastimes. Surely a championship that I
is world-wide and that has been won I
in a sport contested by nearly all the i
peoples of vhe earth is more desirable )
and should stand for more than one ,
in which national excellence only can I
be attained.
Now our athletic young men of the
East, the North and the West are
gradually waking up to this fact, and
there is more interest and enthusi
asm manifested each succeeding year
over the national championships in
track and field sports and in the mat
ter of preparation for the great Olym
pic games: but in the South we are
far from having caught up with the
band wagon.
While, it is true, we have not as
yet developed many men down here
who are capable of doing wonders on
lite cinder path, the fault is by no
means to bo laid entirely to the door
of the athletes themselves. In a
large part the sporting public is to
blame. If'the public would patronize
these games and take an interest in
them as they do in baseball or in I
football wo should soon see a far
greater number of young men going
in for track work, and far better work
resulting
As it now stands a college man
works hard a whole spring t j fit
himself for a trying effort In the mile
run or the high hurdles, has the priv
ilege of competing in one or two dual
meets that the college has. after
much trouble, been persuaded to
schedule, and then finds almost no
audience, and that a highly inappre
ciutive one. After his great effort he
notes with disgust that the papers
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I the next day have little or nothing to |
i say about it, even when he won the |
! event, and after that be decides he
I will for the future go in for nothing |
i but baseball or football.
Now this is all wrong. There is l
not one of us that does nbt thrill j
to the core at |
the sight of a |
close finish in
the dashes, not
one that does
not like to see
Track
Athletics
Interesting.
. • -.* -a well executed
High vault, and not one that can fail
to understand the display of ini-
i mense strength involved in a 150-
| foot fling of the 16-pound hammer.
I Then why. in the name of consisten
cy, should we not be as keen to go
lout and watch those things as we
I are to see a baseball thrown in a
i way that, we have already seen ten
I thousand times before, or to watch
a football game that we do not half
, understand 0
I Our Southern college athletes ap-
I prove heartily of track and field
sports, and they are anxious to en
list the sympathy and support of the
public. If these were forthcoming it
would not be long before we would
find some Southern names among the
Olypmic heroes the same as we do
j in other sports.
The next time the reader hears of
a track meet being held anywhere in
I the South I trust he will make up
| his mind, here and now, that he will
i attend the meet and lend the encour
| agement of his presence at least.
Ono of the severest losses possi
ble for Tech at this juncture is Cap-
tain Bra die y
from the basket
ball team. His
parents are op
posed to athlet
ics, and have
stopped him
Tech Loses
Captain
Bradley.
from continuing.
This is a body blow right, for
Bradley was the only regular left
over from last year's team, and was
about the fastest man on the Tech
team. While light, he was chock
full of pepper, and could get about
the floor and follow up the ball in a
manner that no other member of the
squad could approach. Besides his
persistency and physical enduranbe
kept him in the game at all stages.
I so that he was an extremely depend
able man.
Just what we will be able to do
to fill the gap we have not as yet
been able to figure out. Having
counted upon him right up to date,
we are not well prepared to fill his
shoes on short notice. It is going
to cut some ice with the final showing
of the teain, but there are a number
of men who have sufficient size and
athletic ability, though not perhaps
as much speed or experience as Brad
ley. Tally Johnston or Cushman —
both football stars —are strong play
ers and one or the other is likely to
, fall heir to the vacancy.
Prep Fives Clash
In Games To-morrow
The eleventh round of games in the
I local Prep Basketball league will be
play»’d to-morrow afternoon. The
'games scheduled to b»* played are Don
lalti Eraser and iet h High. G. M \. ar<l
i Mountain and acock-Fleet nfiu
’Boys’ n:gi
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IN MILWAUKEE
TIICAGO, Feb. 16. —Milwaukee r
effort to b:v. ? Jimmy Coffroth
here from San Francisco to
siage a boxing show has at last been*,
rewarded. Tljv dean of pro
moters will leave the Coast within a
week for Chicago. Hr wil] arrange a
card for March ’» in the Beer Ci v.
Coffroth is nut making a special trip
of it. He’s coming on business, and
has consented to act while here, Tne
main attraction is going to be Char'ic
White and Loach Cross, according to
word from “Sunny Jim ’ Coffroth Is
not invading Wisconsin as a rival pro
moter. or with any intention to stir up
feelings among the boys who run
clubs there. He is coming as an
agent for the Riverciew Athletic Club
and will act only as matchmaker.
James* is a booster for the fight
| game and he hopes that the way in
which he will handle this show will be
of some aid to the Milwaukee crowd.
He is working on a salary and htfi
work will be open to all who have any
connections with the Wisconsin
game. Coffroth recently closed with
Cross, who is now on his way here.
White has accepted. The March show
and possibly another one will be han
dled exclusively by Coffroth. and then
he will return to the West to prepa-e
for his match between Willie Ritchie
and Tommy Murphy.
Coulon Announces
He’ll Meet Williams
LOS ANGELES. Feb. 18.—Johnny
Coulon announce? positively that he
will defend his title against Joiinny
I Williams.
Tn a letter the bantamweight cham
pion goes on record as follows:
I am notifying Promoter Mc-
Carey to send or. the articles for
my contest with Williams—am
ready to sign.
I am in great shape again ex
cept for my injured hand, anu
that is mending nicely.
All I ask Is that I be permitted
to participate in two minor bouts
before leaving for the coast. I
will accept the SI,OOO that Harris
offers as a "gift.” and have made
arrangements to turn this money
over to Father yuill for the bene
fit of the Chicago Working Boys’
Home.
Positively the weight must be
116 pounds ringside. I will give
away no more weight.
.JOHNNY COULON.
Amherst Is After
Steffen as Coach
CHICAGO, Feb. 18.--Walter Stef
fen. who was captain of the 190$ Tnf
verslty of Chicago football eleven and
a member of the all-American team
expected to decide to-day whether
to accept a position as football coach
lat Amherst College or a similar po
sition at the Carnegie Institute <>f
| Technology at Pittsburg.
. _
Hub Purdue Ignores
President Murphy
NASHVILLE lob 16.—"1f I am to
1 p’a <»n the ’\ib turn it will be only
■r I 1 ait* oi.’ered there by Pres-
|i< $ ? Jan es CkiTi u>\ >f the Hosiun club.
i ti > L- I in a I ’.in*, and I’m g* ing
> ■ su'd Hub Purdue here. lum
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TRF ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS
THIS CRUEL WAR.
AMONG THE HORDE of magnates infesting New York at this time !
there are a number who know s omuch about baseball that, they don't j
want to win a baseball war. These are mostly American leaguers. Headed
by Mr. Ban Johnson, whose fatness does not extend to his head, they have
declared emphatically against going into court with their Federal League
troubles, no matter how certain victory might be.
These gentlemen are not peaceful by inclination, but by judgment.
They have enough sense to know that, about one more sordid money battle
between baseball promoters would finally educate the public to a-complete
nddorstandlng of the fact that the ball park is simply an outdoor theater—
that rooting for Mr. Mathewson on the ground that he is a Now Yorker is
about as silly as rooting for Mr. Sothern or Louis Mann tin the same ground.
This feeling among fans is growing fast enough as it is. Even in St.
Louis, the real home of baseball fever, the public will no longer loyally
support bad baseball, any more than it would walk up to the box office
night after night and pay for bad acting. This has led to keener competi
tion for good ballplayers, and this is what makes the Federal League a
menace to the profitable investments of big league owners. If they can
produce the proper brand of baseball they need have no fear of not draw
ing crowds—and the wise men in baseball know this is true.
There was a time when fans went out and rooted for the "home team."
There are not many of these fans now. They root for the home team only
when it is playing good baseball. The magnates have brought this about.
They have juggled ballplayers and dollars in the public sight for a decade,
and the pretense that it is "sport" is about played out. One more dress
parade of the money element such as would accompany a war would com
plete the work.
* ♦ ♦
PICKING ON FOOTBALL.
THE FOOTBALL RULES committee has done its deadly work. We
arc growing to have more respect for the game and less for its rulers every
year. We wer enever very strong for the game, but any sport that can
survive this rules committee year after year must have some basic merit.
This winter the committee met just long enough to hand the dear old
game another black eye and then adjourn. On this occasion they got
after the forward pass again. Just when the public was beginning to be
lieve that by virtue of the forward pass football might eventually evolute
from a mess into an interesting sport the rules committee begins lying
awake nights to devise means for choking it. off
Last season several teams used the forward pass fearlessly because
they found that under the rules the ball could be grounded without penalty
when the play was blocked. The dear old women of the rules committee
were extremely scandalized. By virtue of the forward pass and the use
made of it in the West there was danger that Colgate or Swarthmore or
somebody might boh up and wallop Y’ale or Harvard at any minute, these
universities not having the nerve to open up their game. So the rules
committee immediately penalized this play and increased the hazard of
attempting open attack, instead of giving it all encouragement.
BASIBALIW
Ty Cobb says that he will give the
American League the best playing he
ever has done the coming season I;
this is true, the pitchers and catchers
in the Ban Johnson circuit had better
he awake at ail times.
• • •
“Hap" Myers, former first sacker for
the Braves, who was released to the
International League and recently
signed with the Feds, has a clause in
his contract which provides that he can I
quit if the line-up does net suit him. He I
got SSOO for signing it.
“King ' ('ole Is reported at or near ,
Hot Springs, Ark., for the purpose of
taking the waters.
• • •
Jimmy Isatninger. of The Philadelphia
North American, says: “It is m t ex
aggeration to Fay that Eddie t'ollins’
eyes are worth tlieir weight tn gold."
• • •
The Wisconsin-Illinois magnate* will
meet Thursday to talk over the schedule
for the coming campaign President
Weeks has called the meeting.
♦ • •
Joe lyeonar*.. third sacker, who will
bn given a try-out by the Pirates the
' <»rning campaign, was reeentlj ten
dered a banquet by his friends in Chi
cago Tttey all wished him the great
est amount of success
George Benlst. L. Herring. T.a Stew
art, John M<’Cona». John suiiiitii-H a <’ '
Louis Gottsc! all l ave signed their con- i
f ads wi’h the Keoki.k vlnb < f the |
Central .Vsoclatiun. for the season. I
• * •
.Manage!' Xrt t’evlli .it Oakland I
club, of the F’adtic Const l.nagm . is I
at.xlous to .--r wlut Murul \. tin voung.
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and is anxious to see just how capa
ble an athlete he really is.
• ♦ •
Another minor league outfielder has
signet! with the Federate. Ik Is Harry
Ca.-sidy, lust season with. Denver in the
Western. Cassidy has been ordered to
report at Chicago March 1 for “assign
ment ’’
• * •
Manager Del Howard, of the Frisco
club, has received word from Managers
McGraw and Callahan of tin* world tour
ists that they have an outfielder the
Seals cun secure. No name was men
tioned. but it s a cinch that the ball
tosser is not Lee Magee, Tt is Speaker
ur Sam Crawford.
• • •
The White Sox should have one of
the strongest hurling staffs in the
American League this year. Callahan
had a pretty good array of pitching
talent last season, and with some prom
ising recruits should improve greatly.
Then, Ed Walsh also may be a come
back.
• • *
Cicotte, Scott. Hussell, Benz and
lainge are some of the twirlers on <'al
ia han's staff
• • *
’“ark Griffith received a postal from
Heniian Schaefer the other day. wish
ing his chief the best success for the
co inlng season. It was the firn word
Griff fad heard from t 1 • comedian since
he departfd for the other Continent.
There ina\ tie quit* a little fussing
o\» ” juF' w'l ;ch Xuieric.'ih l.eagm- dub
v 111 | ava ti s i call on thi L<Al g< les
club for farming purpose* Ft auk
'■-iai has Just pijr < l.as» i u orlh.
but the ■cnf< ’•t il revis wlih Frank
I »i. • who ,'s ’’ark Griffith's brother-
Clffl FAILED
TOSHOWPUNCH
IN RECENT GO
5 Hit.’AGO, Feb. 16. "Punchicss
Jimmy Clabhy." they are call
ing him on the Coast. It seems
‘that the Hammond flash, though win.
ning.Jxy a basketful of points -over
Fetroakey. did not make as favorable
impression with the critical Los An
geles fans as he did with those of Man
Francisco.
They like the man with th<» wallop
in Southern California, and they are
convinced that Flabby is minus that
asset. Reports of the controversy say
th~t James set himself time and time
again and shot his right squarely to
the chin point without making the
sailor back up. It’s too bad. A Clab
by with a punch would boa rln<
marvel. They give James credit for
being an Attejl for cleverness, but
they ask more than skill In the West.
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ATLANTA.
INDOOR SPORTS
BOXINGS.®
• Rattling - ’ Kelly, one of the most
promising youngsters developed around
here In some time, handed Young Gold
man a neat lacing for ten rounds Sat
urday night. Kelly floored Goldman in
the third round and had the best us
every session.
• • •
Goldman’s covering up tactics was all
that saved him from a knock-out. Kel
ly was forced to do all the leading and
pvt up a great battle, considering his
exjH>rience. This boy should certainly
be heard from in the future.
• • «
Joe Superior, who fought a draw with
Kl<A Vor« Saturday night, hold* the rec
ord for being the busiest battler in At
lanta. Superior's scrap with York was
his seventh in eleven days. And of all
these bouts Joe’has still to suffer his
first defeat.
• * *
Eddie Walsh, who was stopped by
Kid Young in tw»» rounds recently,
wants a chance with some .of the other
boys around here. Walsh is particu
larly anxious to get on with Meyer
Pries or Kid York, as he figures he
can lake either of these boys to a lac
ing.
♦ * •
Willie Ritchie is said to he n very
modest pug. The other day Willie was
asked jf he could beat any boy in his
class and stated that he did not think
so. but would take a try at them all.
Jack Johnson savs it will take $60,000
to get him to light Sam in
London. From this distance it looks
very much as if the colored boxer will
have a difficult time getting a pro
moter to hang up a purse of this
amount.
• • •
T>aniel MrKetrick is besieging the
American press with letters describing
the coming Johnson-Moran as the big
gest thing in the world us fist Ina. I’
may be- if it comes off. But Daniel
is forgetting one. Gunboat Smith.
• • *
‘ The writer saw Terry' Nelson, the
Greek battler, stop Jim Cronin in
Macon last week, and Terry looked
much better than when lie was boxing
in Atlanta. Terry experts to com<‘ here
soon, as he has been promised a match
with Mickey Gannon by a local pro
moter.
• • •
Mickey says his injured hand wil! ha
in shape again before long and ho would
like nothing better than to try it out
against Nelson *
After resting for a few days. Jimmy
Grant started light work yesterday in
preparation for a busy campaign. Grant
meets “Spider" Britt here Wednesday
and will probably take on Phil -McGov
ern. brother to Terry, some time next
week.