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‘Cra‘_c]cersA Wm Confident
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Boys L i .
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n Best of Spirits—Present
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Lead Looks Like a Safe One.
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The Crackers are going to win the
fennant this season. Dobbs' failure
odwin thc: doubleheader settled it,
and now it's all over but the shout
ing.”
Aboye is the opinion of Sammy
Mayer, Cracker captain, an Atlanta
boy. Mayer and Tom Sheehan
are the only holdover membe )
ers of the
crack local team of 1917,
Sammy, called up the sporting edi
tor of Tho Georglan and Sunday
American Saturday to also inform us
that the board of directors of the At
lanta baseball club has decided to
give the players the Crackers’ share
of the gate receipts of the New Or
leans series, which will be played in
the Relican City on September 2,3,
4, as stated in Saturday's Georgian.
He seemed to be in the best of spir
its agd highly elated over the showing
of his teammates.
The Crackers have nine more games
to play before the season comes to a
close on September 6. The schedule
reads as follows:
Mobile—August 31, September 1, 1.
.'New Orleans—September 2,3, 4.
Birmingham—September 5,6, 6.
The standing today puts the
Crackers in the lead over the Pels by
four ‘and one-half games. The
Frankmen have won 76 and lost 52,
for a percentage of .593. Dobbs’ war
riors have copped 70 and dropped 54,
which gives them an average of .565,
which is a fairly safe margin for the
locals this late in the going.
New Orleans would have stood a
fine chance of catching the Crackers
had they won the twin bill Saturday.
If this had happened the difference
between the rival teams would have
been but two and one-half contests.
The crowd that saw yesterday’s
twin bill was the largest of the sea
son, which shows that interest here
in baseball is greater than gver.
,The entire Cracker team boarded
a’train last night for Mobile. The
_ youngsters are sure that when they
come back here for their benefit game
after the elose of the regular season
they will be crowed “Champions of
the Southern League.” More power
to them. ;
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Minnesota Looks for }
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Big Season on Grid
MINNBAPOLIS, Aug. 30.—With the)
football season drawing near, ali indica- |
tions at the University of Minnesota Aare
for an unprecedented revival not only in
gridiron caliber, but also in football in- |
terest. Seldom have the Gopher fans ap- |
proached a season with so much specu- |
iation, calculation and predicting rife as
is now manifest. (
Prospects for a big year have heen en
hanced by the decision of several old |
stars of the famous 1916 team to return |
to school, as well as the prospects for |
the largest enrollment in the history of |
the institution. More than 6,000 are ex-|
pected to attend this year, among them |
some of the most promising high nnvli
prep school stars in the territory |
Shorty Long, quarterback in 1916, is|
certain to return. Neal Arntson, snappy |
little pilot of the 1917 Gephers, will also |
be on hand. Pudge Wyman, plunging|
fullback, may come back, He has not |
fully decided. !
Dr. Williams will have at his comman 1
almost no end of sparkling nackfield ma- |
terial, Besides those name 1 above, there
will be Arnold Oss, all-Western forwhril
last winter, and, winner of second place |
in the ceonference quarter. {
Walter Haertle, 1916, Captain Ernest|
Lampi, Tony Tomasek, Pete Regnier and |
Jack Phillips are five speedy ha!fbacks
of the slashing, driving, Dr. Willlams
ty&‘. |
ewpie Schroeder, 1917 end and of post
on the Municipal Pler team lnst ¥« ;!‘."
may be back. Pat Flinn, the other 1917}
end, is said to have taken his degree |
this spring and so is lost to the team |
The line will be the Gophers hig |
worry. Frank Mayer, all=Conferenc
tackle in 1916, will be in school, but be- |
fore he can play must pass off two ¢ n- |
ditlons. Verne Williams, center in 1917
will be back Art Gerow of the 1816,
team will be on guard, Ray Eklund, |
bgother of Con Ekiund, may be back, and |
if ‘he does he should find a berth aw
iag him. He played with the Gophers
last fall.” |
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Oberlin College Moves |
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Ahead in Athletics|
Oberlin College has taken another pr '~:
gressive step in its athletic sports The |
athletic association has becn n nw\y§
with and at the opening of the new n*(‘i
lege yoar the college takes over the en
tire conduot of athletics both intercol |
legiate and intramural The ‘budget|
afopled by the trustees ‘last June pro i
wides & special appropriation to be Bpe v'ti
through the department of physic 1 edu
cationt for care of athletic fields, and mi
athietic supplies and cquipment for stu- |
denta. Under the new plan greater t- |
tontion Will be given intramural activi-|
tiew. More football fields and more bas '
Ball . dinmonds will be maintained in good
condition, and more athletic equipment |
will be provided for the use of candidates
for no-varsity teams |
Professor Savage, director of athletios |
is to be absent from Oberlin the coming |
year for further study and travel Mr. |
Bavage has recently been in Oberlin and |
announced ‘assignments for the upervis |
lll‘on of athletic work Professor »‘l‘ N f
o If will act as director « wthletios |
‘M“‘”N coach the varsity football team !
Assistant * Professor Jacob Speelman wil
direet intramural affairs during the fallj
and spring and wil coach the arsity |
baskethall team Assistant Professor |,:
¥, Keller will have charge of intramurai|
uthletios .s..’; the winter and will coach
the varsity TDasebnll tea {
Preliminary r¢ tration for the year|
Ml 9-20 shows tho return of a ‘Arge num- |
¥er of the men who eollege for war|
service he_athletic prospect espoecinlly
In football, Rave nover been brighter |
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Welling Is Favorile ’
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To Beat M:lche’lll
CHICAGO, Aug. 30.—Joe Welling
rules favorite here in the hetting fur’
his mateh with Richle Mitchell at)
Benton Harbor Monday ;4f|n»rmmn.[
and unless Milwaukee money offsets
that of the Chicago erowd, 10 to 8
will be offered by Joe's admirers
Three days' work in the gym here
has convineed the local lads that
Welling is the better man. Joe is not
ohly fast and clever, but packs a|
g\:‘nch that spells kayo. Mitchell in|
fight with Friedman ghowed |
none too well, and the sailor is con«
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Here are the Crackers, “Boy Wonders,” who may be the 1919 Southern League champions. They are, top row, left to right: Jimmy Dykes, second base; Joe Thorburn, pitcher; lvy Grif
fin, first base; Hardin Herndon, left field; Tom Sheehan.pitflver; Dan Boone, pitcher. Second row: Lena Styles, c;tcher: Chick Galloway, shortstop; Ray Roberts, put;bor; Johnny
Suggs, pitcher. Bottom row: Merlin Kopp, right field; Bob Higgins, catcher; Sammy Mayer, captain and center field; Harry Damrau, third base, and Scrappy Moore, utility,
Benny Wants
T'o Weigh 140
Against Lew
You will have to hand'it to Benny
& Leonard, for he is certainly one lib~
{ eral and generous fellow, eipeclally ;
when it comes to taking chances
with the lightweight title, says the_
Philadelphia Record. Benny offers
to fight Lew Tendler, the only con
[ tonder for the honor now in sight,
| and is willing to, risk his title in a
! State where fifteen rounds are per
| mitted and where there is no ob
! jection to the referee giving a
decision. .
All that Benny asks, and he in
sists on that, owing to the fact that.
t he is the lightweight champion, is
that the weight be 135 pounds at
2 o'clock on the afternoon of the
bout. It ean readily be seen how
kindly Benny is toward his pro
speetive oppongnt in making an of
fer like that, for it would permit
' Leonard to come into the ring round
| about 140 pounds or more when the
} bout would be called at }JO p. m,
- which every one will concede is
[ really generous on his part when
' he is to fight in defense of the title
for the 333-pound class, and is to
be up against an opponent who will
weigh about 130 pounds.
Leonard does not want to make
132 pounds to defend his title, and
he claims that, being the cham
pion, he can dictate the terms and
conditions, There may be some
basis for a champion being permit
ted to dictate some of the conditions
connected with a ‘championship
match, but he can not dictate the
weight, which has long been estab
lished. Leonard says in defense of
the stand he takes in the matter
that he had to box Fred Welsh at
welterweight, but that has nothing
to do with the matter.
If Welsh, who was handed the ti
tle by a countryman who happened
to be the referee, insisted on wel
terweight conditions and Leonard
was agreeable, that was Benny's af
fair, but it did not alter conditions
any as far as a championship con
test Is concerned, Leonard's man
ager makes the rather broad asser
tion that the lightwelght class ti
tle has never been fought for at 133
pounds, but according to ring his
tory Battling Nelson fnsisted on
Joe Gans, the champion at that
time, making '&H pounds ringside
with his fighti#g togs on, and Gdans
was foreed to do so.
But there is hope that some of
these days there will be a ruling
body to control such affairs and
dictate the tering and conditlonsg, in»
gtead of leaving them to individuals
to eontrol for strictly commercial
purposes. The army and navy civ
illan boxing board bhas a great
chanee to get busy and take charge
of the entire boxing eituation in this
country, controlling it in connection
with the State laws until boxing Is
permitted In every Statesin the
Union under uniform laws,
Rowland Came Close
To Being Reds’ Pilot
Pat Moran, manager of the Reds, ls very
much in the limelight today aftd here 18
the real story of how he landed his job.
Garry Herrmann, supposed to be a
gmart baseball man, needed & new man
ager, Instend of selecting & man hita
self, he telegraphed to qwr{ other Na«
tional Leaguo ‘;t’-uldnm, asking which
would be the tter mmu”wr-w(fllnnm
ftowland or Pat Moran he ADSwWers
were unanimous and read “Rowland” A
manager of another elub in that eireuit
happened to talk to Hermann about that
tine and OCarry asked him about the
men,
Herrmann took that manager's advice
and he is not sorry today.
HEARST'S SUNDAY AMERICAN — A Newspaper for People Who Think — SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 1919.
BASEBALL AVERAGES
SOUTHERN !-‘AGSI. 3
-IQ!I§! ot
g 266
ie |4274] 5371136] .
Atlanta ...... o i ‘ON’ bng :“f‘;
Titte Roak . =", %" 13383 435 597 267
Now Deloata. . s LRt W 8 1022} 334
Mot e 4621004 1352
MBI i T iLI gd
0 9§ cun Gdh v ] ‘
Nasnvine o, 121 7% {lods| 393 o7o] .328
Nashv ces acs o.oe 4068 ’
TEA MFIELDING. it
A . |3445{1702] 206/ .
Wiy i snchm 206 1989
Nashville ... ..:-. : laSigkese il ol
Maobile ... "'vss e IReeelT4o 3 .’gg
Atlanta .., ... A 3 'gfi
Brnincham 000 RIS 325/ 954
L e . s 1683}, 237 962
Yemphie .0 [ahaaien
Memphis ... ... o~
INDIVIDUAL BATTIN
P " AB.| R.| H.| Pet,
. 1 m 455 69 IԤ g::
Gilbert, New (L“:a . e h ‘Z‘ 29
Tutweiler, Mo deral i 14| 320
Conmenbury, Momii | s 4l 48 42
Christen 5 inghum 6| 132 317
I)uncun,*Blrm! g 50 3 1) 31
1. Griffin, Atlal £ - 112 HH 310
Styles, Atlan'mo_ s 7: 1:}( 308
J, Sullivan, N, n;ws“ 837] e
e e doo) gsl 141 2301
Mayer, el 198
anh,' Mempr:::flmm s 2: g: 298
Bernsen, Birm ghan <OB 1) 1207
Peters, lih“mmigf9 . 138 lse 132 295
eel odi” | 48] 84 138 20
Carmoll Mempnia™" 60| 141] 201
Carroll, Memx| 5 3 5 iet
\McMillan, Mobile .1 !7 gt
i‘;lrf‘:\ff‘. (‘|\uttur:eog‘t\oék a 8 l:: a:a
Frierson, Utt}“a.. ) i 7 15| 283
.. Titte Rook | 308 a¢ Soan
D. Walsh, Ln““nnoga i7s 64 134 f 281
Gleason, Chattanoog §lB .8 0 i
s, St |4 1
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::{P\Enson, !3‘!11::1‘1 i 32 12_5, ';‘m
“"m:":' ?s:'a:;wnm . Ig%t 18 &1 ‘2“
unning, o I 2
}»:;nnttn Moh!:ll: e ‘2l} zg }3: 14
Kirsella, Littie Rock sl 4l deg)
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B smphis .., 5 o
Bishoff, Memt 44 t o 0
Hodge, Nmm\‘x!e“ . &;; 1:: 289
Brottom. Licths Reok | :}?' i3l 151 20a
Brottem, L. e. . L & s2| 131} .20
ke, Nashvi N
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jalloway, " 114 ‘ 0
Chmwnatmbe | 3
}:f"§f;‘[l,‘,n,ggh&:&,;n ‘ ':»i§| s 1 86l 350
. Kelly, C " . 267
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Goodbred, ll""(‘)';lmm | 410’ 33' g
Deßerry, -N'“'nrlnnu 3“' fiofl .15
Piedlor, hew';‘ L T ati
Miller, A'H.:'t&no'o‘u ‘”” I i
Demoe, Chatts . a 8 ”' ag) 10
Golvin, Mohne".n.“. . ’ x:'n! !' x‘M 50
Th“flv'urlnim? v , %:;’ :;| “ 247
{i‘;\'}.fgi..m. Whtlmnocl;. |3B ?: 3:;
MeGinnis, Litt Qm. N 10{ i .zu
e i R _iol_B{ .36
Damray, A CARLR '"'“"‘__l'_; -
i SOUTHERN l"lx_fi TR 'fi."“‘;
i __.'.w e i
ooh, L tocl st i 1200
Heooh, Ldttle nl:nc.k‘.‘ s 1; : ;z‘
Sheohan, Atl;\n Ly 3 it
Boone, Atlan s . I sot
Torkeison, N‘u‘ - 8 ol oot
Buges, Ath\n“u. i’y .. 3l leer
Johnson, "(:t)flls ek g 3l a 7
Ledbetter, L. i o : 3 sher
J. Brown, M'{‘nnnmk 1 sl zl, ‘) i
Robinson, Lit J“ ek l ‘""‘ 10‘ ol font
*eridue, 1 3 3 . a 7
,Mnr-?mn, "h»‘l"’;m;"‘.. ! {1 “: :‘ o
H. Kelly, Oha e ani ‘3' ‘3l 691
B, it o|ol H o
Rutton, Mosue . | i 11] o] .680
Pulton, Mo R i
Roberts, A”"m:mm )h{ }!!; ':1;.;
Blgman, Birm o “' 1) (e
¥ilig, Mobile iuh\:ch i ‘”! 3¢ il it
Gl et A R()1 HE
Helfrieh N\; i 4 ’.[ 200
®rewe, Rirming . ‘ 23l s o ‘SOO
Day, Mohlle £ 412 o i
e Mg’ s Orleans | ‘7; 6 6| (500
Btas o Ortean 1 110 3 b
;;l”'nfirflwl‘!f:;‘l’:azhufi ;\!l 1‘ 32
Takar, ‘r»:m-m-m’:«m,l O i {.’,l kit
. M”‘:nh!u . 34 !6‘ i
g::;“:‘d h;d.cnmphm ;; ;;‘ “‘ Zm;‘
Somes . P S
Foster, Memp el HH i
Adams, A!h}fl e W 1 3l
Mm:mr';i "A‘Zs";::m . ;:l 1:{ m :::
Thothurn, t i .
Castimtagter. ' B'ham 16 Bl ‘zt 4
l'mnm‘."""hnm s » 25 D!! B 1
Rt e.. { B 18 18t 4o
i'vmm:"hu::%mn‘ . m:: H :g?g
s 1 Rock ! : &5
Btone, Little R o i t ;
Doreas, Do ancens IR x:! 281
1o ‘Nashyitlle . . 89 et
Hodge, Nashy i d i
Paniie “"Wi‘ shville zu’ 7! 1;’ ;;z
Hereighy. Jebiie . K
oretaky,
rannm-. Nirmineham
- NATIONAL LEAGUE. i
. TEAM BATTING.
= | AB. |'R. TH. |__§o“'i_.
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Cincinnati . , , « . !.‘7:': ig; !,g;: g::
Brvoktyms % 0 % lsiees| ioslsous| 380
8 Touts . % % % fiesel 367/ 9%e| (254
Louis . o v 4 cl3'B3a| 36| 310] 381
Nafeiphia 3 " °. '13:800| 36| 94| 248
Bon T 2 ot |3ees| 82| 03l 347
?:-".‘;‘.‘%’l.-&. S 0 D T llaisse] ass| 76| 244
TEAM FIELDING. =
| PO. | A 8. Ifi‘f‘i
3.247|1,500 128] 974
S L 2,989(1,582 142| .970
Cnicago .~ o ... |29891i s 142| 970
Pittanarg.. ©. """ 204 l 298| 128 970
o R 1 1 867
New York . + « o+ . 3,00,6’ %,g?; %z; %
Brooklyn .. , . . !,123 PEI 158 o)
Lowkis . . .7 .+ .|3,8931, S R
g'ulwelphla ov o« 13,0131,673] .
e e e i e Sussiradeessessasms
INDIVIDUAL BATTING.
Twenty or Mere Games.
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Mitenell, Brooklyn . ! 35} !g‘ },0:3’0
Cravath, Philadelphia 206 atl Isilase
Roush, Cincinnati , . .| &230‘! 14 S
Thorpe, Boston . . . ‘ 1 6[ WI hin
Meusel, Philadelphia . | 408 i
Groh, Cincinnati . , .| 4194 lé AH i
Carey, Pittsburg. . .| 13 i
Stock, St. Louis , o . | 384 S A
Eller Cincinnati o+ » }2 o his
Doyle, New York . , . 333 s Ireh
Bherdel, St. lLouls , . SRR L
Hornsby, St. Louis , .{ 4 ! il
Young, New York . , . | 41§ 8 il
Burns, New York . , .| 43} 04l 133 I3N
Z. Wheat, Brooklyn ~ 444 -+ ’30:297
McHemry, St. Louls . 26; %R
Myers, Brooklyn .., .41 - 99'296
Detl, Chicago . . + .} 33 0 aae
Heathcote, St. Louis . g:% 3 i
Southworth, Pittsburg . el B i
Flack, Chicago . . . 45 ”4) B
R. L, Fisher, Cincinnati ; 38 Ihon
Wingo, Cincinnati . , . gen 0o
Williams, Philadelphia l 1 3 e
I’Aubert, Cincinnati . ‘(‘)6 ”‘ 1o %
Holke, Boston ~ . . 452 4t
Barber, Chicago ...| 1 & aR
Bhotton, St. Louis ~ . 243 LR
Btengel Philadelphia . 31‘ 8l nn
Chase, New York ..., .| 38 53] i
Luderus, Philadeiphia . :fi “‘ #iia
Olson, Brooklyn.. . . IR
Johnston, Brooklyn ... 2;1 3 23|.284
Cooper, Pittsburg . . 2t Isl Tolsh
Killefer, Chicago.. o . " 3| 112).381
Konetchy, Brooklyn . . o R
Kauff, New York ~ . 13 556 ate
Kilduff, Brookiyn . , . l" e
Barbare, Pittsburg . . 1” 3
Griffith, Brooklyn , . gu L
Herzog, Chicago .. . : a4l B
MceCarty, New York , . I‘_ “1 it
Whitted, Pittsburg . .| 347 -“. “2!2”‘
Kopf, Cincinnati ~ , . 4;? 59‘ Ml 3ss
Rath, Cincinnatt , , . :_ $Ol ARO 288
Clemons, St, Louis . 5“ 10 odkise
Magee, Chicago . ~ . o 54‘ 108 l 3ts
Neale, Cincinnati , . . 2 e
Flotcher New York . 0 5 411.250
Gowdy, Beston.. . . ol IR
Merkle, Chicago . . . ‘“‘ 4| 100|356
Bighee, Pittshurg ...| & 8 2661
D. Halrd, Brooklyn .. 14l ) 70368
Loy 00l - e 1
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Shorten, Defroft ......| 218{ 30/ 68} .312
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H. Leonard, Detroit.,.| 23 1 100 545
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Shaw, Washington ...| 36/ 16l 131 636
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Morton, Cleveland ....] 241 10 o 524
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James, Chieage .......| 171 ¢ 6] 800
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LiningUp f
iningUp for
Grid Se
AKRON, Aug. 30.—1 n less than
a week, Akron’s professional foot
ball team will star ttraining. It
is planned by the management of
the elub to play the first. game at
Liberty Park the last Sunday in
September against one of the
strongest clubs in this part of the
State, more than likely against the
Canton Bulldogs. The Pitsburg
Pitcairns might be met.
Frank Nied, Waldsmith and Me-
Ginnes, managers of the eleven,
plan to give Akron one of the best
teams possible.’ Not only will some
of the best college players in the
country be signed, but Nied be
lieves that there are some men
right here in Akron who will be
able to hold their own with the
biggest stars in the game, The
team will be built around four for
mer Akron university men 2nd one
other who has made a wonderful
reputation here playing pro foot
ball,
Tumble Crisp, at one time the
best linesman In the State, will
probably play at guard or center.
He is a big boy. Ollie Driesback,
another Akron U. player, will play
at tackle. He, too, received State
wide renown while playing for
Fred Sefton.
Fat Waldsmith, one of the own
ers of the club, will also play at
tackle. “Fat,” while in college, was
picked by many experts on Ohio
colleglate foothall, as an all-State
linesman. He has played the pro
game for the past three years, and
has made a success of it.
Tommy Tomkinson, quarterback
and captain of the 1917 Akron U.
team, will play an end. Two years
in succession he was picked by
experts, as an all-Ohio quarter, He
now works at Goodyear and was
expected to play with the plant
eleven, but the Akron pros had no
trouble in getting him to play for
them,
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Pennies Count Big in
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Making Player Purse
ANNAPOLIS, Md., Aug. 30.~The first
stage of preparation for the coming foot
ball season at the Naval Academy has
been completed, & squad which reached
the number of 136 from the new fourth
elass having had a little mors than three
weeks of training under Lieutsnant Cem
mander W. A. Richardson and several *l
gistants, inecluding John Wilison, former
athietie director at Bt, John's, Annap
olis: Srugeon Solehaug nand Ensigns Skin
ner and Whelchel, members of the acad
emy squad last season Head Coach Gl
mour Dobie has arrived in Aunnapolis and
assumed charge for the season
The coaches met with a fair degree of
BUCCons in developing new material,
though a number of good men are still
rowing, and have not yet appeared on
the field, while there has not beéen suf
ficlent time to get a line on all who have
heen present Mr. Richardson has pleked
considered sufficlently promising to
warrant further watching, but the final
selections will be made by Mr. Doble, who
will have & full month with the new men
befors the old football men return,
There are two men of the squad who
may develop into the kind of backs Dow
bie needs so much, big and strong, and
at the same time fast and active. These
are Woodward and Owsley, The former
weighs 1906 pounds and has played in the
backfiolds of the elevens of both Wash
burn and Albion colleges.
JO¥ LEONARD EASY WINNER,
NEWPORT, Aug. 30--Joe Leonard,
Brooklyn's sensationn] featherweight, was
awarded the referee's decision here last
night ever Knockout Lavigne of this city
ut the end of a twelvesround go. Leonard
won every round, Lavigne taking a ter
rible beating.
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Fans of That City Want Atlanta
to Win—Charlie Frank, Mo
bile Boy, Popular There,
By E. V. O'CONNOR.
MOBILE, Aug. 30.—The correspond«
ent of The Georgian regrets that he
must personate a local newspaper
writer and a personal friend at that
in the story, but it must be done in
order that truth prevail and the base
ball loving public in Atlanta and oth
er cities of the Southern Association
know the absolute facéts leading to the
uncalled for attacks and misleading
reports sent out from Mobile regard
ing Charlie Frank, the president of
the Atlanta club, and the attitude of
Mobile fans in the pennant races. Mr.
Frank, as most people who follow
baseball know, is a native of Mobile, a
Mobile boy. He began playing ball on
the local lots as a kid, developed into
a winning pitcher and later into a
slugging outfielder, going to the big |
league where he made good. i
But Frank had too much baseball
brains to remain a hireling, and after
severing his connection with the ma
jor association he got control of the
New Orleans club and made a suc
cess of it. Frank picked up Alex
Heinemann, made him secretary of{
his club, taught him the game andl
in return got the hot end for his
pains.
Going to Atlanta Frank made good
there—how good only Atlanta fans
can tell you. At any rate, he has
been successful, has lost no money
and this season has cleaned up.
But to get back to the subject:
Frank and Barney Sheridan, the lat
ter sporting editor of Mobile's only
paper, are not friendly. I know the
reason, but it is not necessary to re
late it here. Suffice it to say that
Barney has been hammering on
Frank for two or three years. But
only this season and especially within
the past ninety days has Barney be
come strictly personal with the
“Dutchman.” He has accused him of
levery baseball crime on the calendar
and only the other day expressed the
wish that the Mobile boy would land
in hell or some other seaport—any
where except in Pennantville, Of
course there was no come-back, as
Barney's paper is the only daily Mo
bile has and Frank had to swallow
it no matter how bitter the doses.
FINN LOST PENNANT.
The claim was made when Atlanta
began her winning streak that Bob
Higgins was responsible—no credit to
Frank for grabbing Higgins. But the
worst of all the false charges, and
the emptiest, against Frank, is the
one laying at the Dutchman's door
thg,‘gog: of the 1913 pennant. This is
th& lithit and everybody knowsd, par
ticularly Barney, that Mobile went
away on that last 1913 trip with six
teen games to play and two to win to
capture the pennant. What happened
is history and all Mobile and every
baseball writer in the South knows it
by heart, Mike Finn was the 1913
manager. He lost that pennant and
he is the only man alive who can tell
you about.it. The people of Mobile |
who patronize baseball laid the blnmsl
at Finn's door. They made charges |
and called the Trishman names that |
wotld not leok good in print. The |
fans sworé that Mobile had sold out—
to be exactand that never again
would they patronize baseball in Mo
bile. And it can be truthfully said
that from 1913 to 1919 thousands of
old-time fans who formerly attended
almost every game have since re-‘
mained away. Not since 1913 has
‘there been the same feeling tnward‘
the national game in Mobile and not
since has the attendance measured up‘
to the standard. Thig season with the
Mobile merchants behind the club
matters looked auspicious at the
opening, but the retirement of Char
ley Colsson killed a pennant winning
elub.
So, since 1912 to 1919 no Mobillan
in the slightest manner has intimated
that Charles Frank was the cause of
the Mobile *elub's downfall in 1913,
The bhlame had been 80 thoroughly
placed years ago that it was with a
fecling of amazement baseball read
ers who follow Barney's dope saw him
saddle the blame for the loss of the
1913 pennant on Charlie Frank. Mike
Finn was forgotten by Barney. Frank
did it, he exclaims. And why? H-\-l
cause he brought his New Orleans |
club over here and beat us lwn’
games, But what of the sixteen
games the Mobile club had to pluy”
and only win two to cop the flag.
Was Frank responsible for this alse?
Poor Frank!
PEOPLE DO NOT FORGET,
But the people of Mobile do not 8o |
easily forget, and while Barney has
the only paper in Mobile and can |
whang the daylights out of the
Dutchman daily, his readers are as |
wise as he 8. They know who lost
the 1913 pennant to Mobile and they |
know it was not Frank alone. He |
played only a minor part |
The people of Mobile all know |
Prank. They admire him as a man |
and respect him as the greatest base« |
ball general in the South. Frank ial
Mobile boy. He has built himself up
from the ground. These are all|
“pulling” for him to win the 1919 pen- |
nant with Atlanta. I
Mobile people de not want New |
Orleans to win the pennant, New Or- |
leans {8 opposed to Mobile as a rival
geaport, as a commercial enemy. This |
feeling in buginess applies to baxeball
It has always existed and always
will It I 8 “anything to beat New
Orleans.” 1t always will be.
8o we are for Atlanta,
Theer are two sides to every ques- |
tion and this {8 the other side. It is |
the truth, We love Barney and W\‘i
put him in the newspaper game. We |
would do anything to further his in« |
terests but in this case he is wrong,
Mobile I 8 for Frank and Atlanta.
Stick a pin here. Stick several pins, t
Y POR ALK SCHEDULES,
Williams College awarded the varsity |
W to players who particlpated in half |
of the nine's games this year. It Is Il
new method of recognition,
Golden Tornado Assembles This
Week to Prepare for Hardest
Season in Gridiron History,
By CHARLES SHONESY.
The first practise of the 1919 Gold
en Tornado will be held Tuesday at
Grant Field, under the direction of
Coaches Clay and Alexander. The
present indications point to the larg
est squad of football players reporting
for practise in the history of the
school,
At any rate, the number will not be
all freshmen, or inexperienced in the
faster brand of ball. There will be a
number of players from the 1917 team,
a larger number from the 1918 team
and many prep aspirants. Then there
are quite a few from other colleges,
and then three at least from the army
and marine corps that attracted the
attention of either the coaches or vet
erans of the team. i
So the squad will be large enough
for “Heis” to develop a winner, and
the possibility of a victory over Pitt
and a “world’s championship” is bet
ter every day. The material s excel
lent, far better than that which
greeted Heisman and Wood in 1918,
There are quite a few .veterans who
will be trying for the sam positions,
and the fight for places on the line
and in the backfield will wax warm
before the eleven regulars are chosen,
The backfield has material that
would give any coach a glad heart.
With the 200-pound Judy Harlan an
absolute certainty at fullback, and a
tried veteran with whom the break
ing and bending of lines come nat
ural, that position will be in the hands
of the best plunger in the country,
HARLAN A CERTAINTY.
Harlan is declared by all the Fast«
ern experts who watched him defeat-
Pitt last year to be the best plm
in the game today. Walter Camp
made the assertion in 1917 that Har
lan, who then was a youngster,
would develop into the greatest full
back in the country, and to all out
ward appearances he has. .
~_ Bob Glover, who alternated with
Tommy Spence at full in 1916, will be
on hand and should give Judy a hard
tussle for the plunging honors, but
Harlan looks the best for the position
from this distance. Bob will prob
ably play either at quarter or at half.
At elther position he will make a
good man,
Buck Flowers has one half or quar
ter cinched. He is a certainty in the
backfield. Although small in stature,
he has wonderful ability in plunging
and far better ability in racing around
the ends for substantial gains. Thfi
there is Bralna‘;} Adams, a sub half
of last year; allle Smith, another
sub half of last vear; Frank Ferst,
a regular half; Red Barron, regular
quarter; Frank ‘Scarboro and Fish
Davis, sub backs of last year, :
Going back to 1917, there is mthfi
star back returning. “Shorty” Guill
played every position in the backfield
and end on the line in 1917 when the
Tornado blew its hardest. Guill seems
best fitted for quarterback and will,
in all probability, be seen at that
position the coming year. w
The line material is equally % E
as the backfield. *“Pup” Phillips will
get back to Atlanta within a week or .
two, and report for his old position of
snapper back. The All-American
“Pup” has this Position cinched. '—
man in the South could beat Phillips
out of it, LR
The guard positions are equally as
well taken care of, or rather th fi
seem to be. John Rogers, a guard of
last year; Huffines, another guard
of last year, and Dan Welchel's broth
er are the tried men at that position.
And there is Leßay, a ISE-Wnndfix
who subbed at center a short while
back, who will probably try for a
guard. Oscar Davis, another center,
is back, and all in all the guard ;6‘
sitions look to be well taken care of.
Spreading out to the tackles, Bill
Fincher, captain of the 1918 team,
who wag shifted to end because of the
lack of material, will be back at
tackle. The other tackle will be the
scene of another merry scrap. Shorty
Daval, tackle of last vear, looks good.
He I 8 larger and has more experience,
Then some of the guard material may
be shifted to tackle
END MATERIAL GOOD.
The ends have good material. Als
bert Staton, star end of last year, l:
back, and with more displacemen
than ever, Al will be a bear this year
and will bear more than ordinary
watching. He is a hard tackler. Uls
rich looks good for the other end. He
is a veteraneof 1917 and a mighty
good man, The palr ls fast and shifty
and the ends complete what we be
lieve will be a mighty good line-in
fact, an excellent line.
There ls more material on hand.
There are the three players plucked
from the service: the large number
of prep players, including Joe Barche
en of Riverside, a powerful runner,
and Frank Johavoe, who as yet hasn't
put in his appearance, but has made
it known that he will be here, While
at Kiski he ranked above Tom Da
vies, the young Pitt star,
Of course, there will be more mates
rial on hand than the above mens
tioned, But so far that is all that is
sure, or at least that isall that have &
reputation that warrants mention, Stll -
there may bhe some we have oV e
looked. as the number of stars I 8 oXs
cedingly large. But from the above
an ldea can be gleaned as to !
strength of the 1919 Golden Tar 1
The coaching will he In the |
of four mighty good men. John H
man is head coach, and is certal
the peer of Southern conches, If
those of the entire country, |
Wood, W. A, Alexander and Cli
his three assistants, T
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