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22 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. TUESDAY OCTOBER, -‘50, 1906.
UP-TO-DATE NEWS
OF SPORTING WORLD
! SPORTVILLE DOINGS
EDITED BY
PERCY H., WHITING
BERGER-KAUFFMAN BATTLE
SLATED FOR WEDNESDAY
By TAD.
t Sew York. Oct. 30.—A! Kauffman and
Sain Berger will meet in San Fran
cisco on Wednesday.
Although the fight will not attract a
vast amount of interest in the Fast, it
Is nevertheless a fair card for the
heavyweight division.
Both are Frisco boys, having started
their career at the Olympic Club. They
both have a following and will make
the fight one of the liveliest of recent
events.
Neither has yet shown champion
ship caliber, but this does not help a
great deal in showing up Just what
each possesses in the line of ring abil
ity.
Berger is much cleverer than Kauff
man. but whether he Is a sticker or not
Is yet to be seen. He slowed up I|ke a
truck horse when Jim Carsy, the Irish
giant, mixed with him, and It Is claim
ed that Al will slow him up almost to
a walk.
I've seen Berger many a time get In
a mix with big fellows, giving and tak
ing as good as any of them, but there
Is still a sneaking idea that he does not
like It. Here in the East a few months
ago he said that Kauffman was a big
dub. his legs were too fat and that he
was a sucker for a clever fellow. Kauff
man. in Philadelphia, told me that he
would make Berger Jump over the
ropes Just as sure as the sun shines.
When two men are as confident as
that it looks as though the fight should
be a hummer, eh?
Both are big strapping fellowa and
have had some experience.
They are a long way from the class
that Fitzsimmons and Jeffries and
Johnson and Sharkey belong to, but
they may be comers.
New Orleans Greek Has
Challenged Atlanta Pugs
. The following letter was received
recently from Will R. Hamilton, sport
ing editor of The New Orleans Item,
and It offers a chance for a fight to any
good 138-pound scrapper.
Mr. Hamilton’s letter follows:
"New Orleans, Oct. 25, 1808.
“Mr. Percy Whiting, 8portlng Editor
Georgian, Atlanta, Ga.:
"Dear Mr. Whiting—The manager
of Chris Vlackas, a Greek prizefighter
' of New Orleans, has asked me to write
to you concerning a match for his
protege. I have shown him challenges
from Foy and others In The Georgian,
And In behalf of Vlackas he wishes to
Issue a challenge to any 138-pound
fighter In Georgia.
"If you find anybody who will meet
the Greek the match can he arraigned
for an early date. Although he hasn't
boxed In some time, Vlackas Is In pret
ty good shape and It won't take him
long to get down to weight. He Is said
to be a good man and haa put several
iniddlewelghts to sleep. Most of his
fights took place In private clubs, how-
ever. He sparred with Bob Fitzsim
mons In "Fight for Love" for nine
months and that's a good recommenda
tion in itself.
"Kindly let me know what the pros
pects are.
(Signed) "WILL P. HAMILTON.
"Sporting Editor New Orleans Item.”
World*s Best Featherweight
Fights Against Harry Baker
Los Angeles, Cal., Oct. 30.—Abe At-
tell, champion feather weight of the
world, meets Harry Baker, challenger
for the title, tonight before the Pa
cific Athletic Club.
The betting is 2 to 1, with little Ba
ker money In sight.
This Is not the first time that Harry
Baker has been the short ender. He
was at the same figures when he fought
Frankie Nell, and the short enders
cashed their tickets.
Attell's fighting record Is too well
known to call for comment. His class
Is well known and recognized from one
country to another.
Harry Baker Is the unknown quanti
ty. Every time he fights he furnishes
a surprise party. His backers think
he has never yet been extended to his
limit, and predict that he will pull
off another victory.
Some Silly Superstitions
of Famous “Sam” Hildreth
By J. 8. A. MACDONALD.
New York, Oct. 30.—During the post
itnnmer every time a photographer hended
in the direction of the pnddock where
’'8am" Hildreth stood superintending the
rigging ont of his entry for the Impending
race a amsll but knowing throng would
follow in the wake of the luckless artist,
for It counted on a scene and waa rarely
dlaappolnted.
Did Hildreth discover the phedogrspher at.
tempting a picture of the how* nr hluiRelf
he Invariably became furious.
Twice this year he keeled over the camera
man and bowled bis machine along the
award.
"If there Is anything Hlttlreth hates,
It la the picture man the newspapers send
down to tba race tracks every once In a
while to catch pmmlneut horses and Inter-
eating turf personages." declared a friend
of "Ham's" In explaining this funny thing.
"Hildreth la sincerely superstitious about
photographs, and I feel sure be will yet
seriously harm some of these kodnk per
sons who persist la cndcnvorlug to snap
n .. J»l«'**>*’«* of some horse treasures, ns be
•lid Mcf'liosney.
" ‘8am' believes a photograph bring* bad
luck to a horse. When McChesney was
hurt by fulling in n race preliminary to the
American derby of 1902. *8am' blnmod It ou
a photographer. Ho really believed it,
too.
"I have never seen a photographer come
Into a pnddock where Hildreth happened
to be without he run Into trouble."
Hildreth la one of the queer character
touches of the betting ring. Many a time
at New Orlcnns be put down a big bet
on what he considered a mornl certainty.
Five minutes before the close of the bet-
ting he has been known to tnke off the
bet because a red-haired colored sport
happened to pass within his vision. Of
course, the red and black apparition didn't
affect fho speed of the horse out on the
track, but somehow Hildreth could never
get to feel that way.
SHOOTERS ALL
IN GOOD FORM
Sixteen members of the Atlanta Gun Club
were out Saturday afternoon at the Lake-
wood trap* to take part In the regular
weekly aboot. T. M. Poole did the best
•hooting of the afternoon, with a 24, a 23, a
21 and two 20't to hla credit. Lester was
alao In good form and averaged better thuu
20 ont of 25 during the afternoon.
Active preparations continue for the big
•boot and exhibition at the Lakewood traps
November 10, when the Winchester tesui of
world's champions will be on hand.
Ladiea are especially Invited to attend
this event, snd It promises to be one of the
' S'smes.
Evans. . .
Cox. . . .
Hyers. . .
Poole. . , .
Porter. . .
Wilson. . .
Bonington.
Williams. .
Adair. . .
Haynes. , .
Mitchell. .
KHIey. ,lr.
Kumiicutt.
Keller, hr.
FrszU-r. .
In Monday's shoot Poole and Baker di
vided first honors, though Everett. Porter,
snd Evans were all shooting well. The
Targets,—
Itnk»-r,
Hycr/
Williams
I 26 ! 25 I 25 ! 25 |
2120 ' 22 21 ! 19
3) 23! 22 23 ..
21 I 23 ! 22 23 ..
21 I 13 22 I 21 ..
13 , 2> I IK 22 . 20 |
20 | H I 14 i 19 ! IS !
RICHMOND MAN
IN SLOW BOUT
Portland. Me . Get. 30,-Klght slow and
ponderous round*. during the first four of
which the men made no pretense at real
fighting, did Billy Burke, of lllchmond, Vo.,
and Fred Douglass, of Philadelphia, wnde
through Inst night. Not until after the
fourth round, when the continual hisses
and cat calls of the spectators forced them
to exertion, did the men do auythlng more
than fake. The bout was to have gone fif
teen rounds, but since both men were
lu comparatively poor shape and Douglass
especially wua out of condition, they de
cided to box but eight.
Burke was the aggressor most of the way,
but Douglass was the cleverer of the two.
lu the sixth round Burke caught Doug
lass a wild right-hand over the temple that
nearly put the Southern bol away and
opened a bad gash. In the seventh Doug
lass caught Burke a right hook that twirled
the big fellow completely around. Both
men were very tired at the close.
No division was rendered.
Ed Walsh, the White Ho
pride of Meriden. Conn. It
round of pleasure these d:i
pitcher, is the
Is one continual
s for "Big Ed*
BERGER GETTING READY FOR KAUFFMAN
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8am Berger got In condition for hi* fight with Kauffman by friendly boute with Jimmy Britt. Sammy
hat It on Jamas at to weight, but tho little man ia the batter boxer and managaa to keep from getting killed.
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i Tech Is Now Preparing for
Battle With Auburnites
Larry Hoffman, Sich and in the Hospital,
Writes Interesting Dope on Baseball
Here are eome random selection*
from a letter written by Larry Hoff
man. Atlanta's crack third baseman, to
Billy Smith:
You will have to excuse me for not
answering your letters sooner, as 1
have been In the hospital and had an
operation performed. I am writing this
In bed, and will not be able to leave it
until next Thursday or Friday.
I am glad you secured Ed Sweeney
by draft, and I am sure that he will
prove a valuable addition to your team,
besides being a perfect gentleman and
a credit to the profession.
I hope you will be successful In
landing Beeker from Cincinnati, as the
fellows tell me he was a whale up In
that Northern league this season. He
led the league In hitting, was a line
outfielder' and Is as fast as they make
them. He Is a left-handed hitter and
thrower. Neither ho nor Sweeney ever
touch liquor. , . .
1 saw by the papers that you had
drafted Ford, of Cedar Rapids. If that
Is the same fellow who pitched for
Minneapolis two years ago, he must be
all right, as I used to hear George
Molarity speak very highly of him.
Bob Spade and Walker ought to do
well for you next season.
ABOUT CHAMPION8HIP.
So you were surprised to Bee the
White Sox win out over the Cubs. Well,
I wasn't, and was tickled to see them
win.
They play better baseball, Bill. At
least, they did In the Rerles. The Cuba
pulled off some of the biggest bone-
head plays I ever saw. Here Is one,
for Instance: Stealing third base with
two men out. They got away with
It several times and once Chance tried
It with two out and the score 7 to 1
against him. They laid for him ami
nailed him a mile. That was In the
last game, and’ they all quit like a lot
of yellow dogs.
If George Davis had been able to
play In all the games, they would have
been beaten much worse, as Rohe can't
commence to play that sack with Tan-
nehlll, and was very weak. He hit well,
but Davis would have done Just as
ALVIN BAYNE BURIED.
Fort Valley. Ga., Oct. 30.—Alvin i
Bayn*». the hall player who committed ■
Hutcld}. w as burled here yesterday- |
D Is announced that despondency over
lit* physical condition and over flnan* j
vial difficulties led to his suicide. 1
CORBETT’S TRAINER HAS QUIT
New York. Oct. 30.—While Young Corbett has gone into training
at Johnson's road house for his next bout jvlth Terry* McGovern, which
has been set for the first week In January, so far he has failed to In
duce Alex Greggatns to put him through his paces. Trouble has arisen
and it is extremely likely that lie will have to seek another trainer.
Corbett's training stunts for the last three years have been on the bur
lesque order, but Gregguins made him work and got him in good shape
for McGovern.
Everyone admitted that Corbet got a draw only through his good
condition, which enabled him to stand off tho rushing McGovern.
Corbett is in Stratford, but Greggains Is In New York. He was
asked if be was going to train Corbett.
"Hardly. I am thinking seriously of leavoing New York for Frisco
and l may la* on my way in a few days."
"What's the trouble?” was asked.
"-Not much, but plenty for me," re»*lfed Alex.
"When you work hard with a fighter who must i»e urged all the
time to get him in good condition, where other trainers have failed,
would you feel like sticking to the ship If It lutd turned over?" and the
I’atifornian went on his way without making a definite statement.
well. What luck there was In the se
ries all broke for the Cubs.
The game the Cubs beat the Socks
1 to 0 Jones was on second with two
out In the last inning, when Isbell hit
a terrific liner right at Brown, and It
never touched his hands. He didn’t
have time to get down, up or dodge It,
but It hit him full In the chest and
knocked him down. The ball dropped
right In front of him. He got up and
threw "IzRy” out nt first. That’s some
luck.
If It hadn’t been for the ground rules
In the first game, Isbell would have had
two home runs and two triples, and
George Davis would have had one home
run and a triple. Under the rules, they
went for two bases.
WAL3H'8 GREAT GAME.
Big Ed Walsh pitched the greatest
game of ball that was ever pitched, I
believe. In that 3 to 0 game. He walked
one man and outside of that one man
he was never In the hole on one single
bntterT He was never even as bad as
“2 and 3." He never even hud three
bajls on any batter and never 2 and 0.
The first ball was always a strike or an
easy out* They never even hit a foul
off him or a hard hit ball to -the In
field. His "spliter” (with his awful
speed) was breaking something awful.
They were missing the balls he pitched
by three and four feet.
You ought to have seen those hitless
Sox hit the horsehlde during the last
two days. It was something awful.
Ed Walsh was dead stuck on that
big bat Sid Smith and I used, and I
let him take It und he and Eddie Hahn
used it all the time. Hahn got four
blows with it In the last game.
I am having several more made Just
like it.
How Is the new* ball park out at
Ponce DeLeon? Are they working on
it?
Am glad to hear that Jordan and
Croaier have opened up their place of
business, and I wish them all the suc
cess in the world.
JUST SOME THANK8.
You will have to excuse me for not)
acknowledging the receipt of that check |
for $66. which was given to us players I
as a gift, any sooner than this, i was j
up In the country when the check j
came and dad didn’t forw ard it, j
and I did not return until the morning
of the first day of the series. During j
the series ! didn’t have my right mind )
and then came the hospital.
I want to thank you and the directors j
of the Atlanta club very kindly for the
gift. I certainly appreciate It, and
doubly so because we never reached
the position we should have done to
be entitled to the money.
The boys all worked hard, and I am
sure that they would all have worked
Just as hard even If they hadn't been
promised a cent. I also want to thank
you and the club directors for the gen
eral kind treatment I received at your
hands all season.
* Your friend,
LARRY HOFFMAN.
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O Johnstown. Pa., Oct. 30.—It Is 0
O announced that a new outlaw 0
O league, to be composed of Tacoma, 0
O Spokane and Seattle, In Washing- 0
O ton: Portland. Ore.; Butte, Mont., O
0 and Salt Lake City, will be formed O
o not later than Christinas. O
O This leads to the disruption of O
O the Pacific Coast League, as it will 0
0 bring about the withdrawal from 0
O the organization of Portland and O
O Seattle, two of Its best towns. Mr. "O
O Lucas Is to bo president of the O
O new league. 0
0 Seattle and Portland are deslr- O
O nun of withdrawing from the Pa- O
0 clflc Coast League, owing to the 0
O loss of many days In making their 0
0 trips because of the lung distances 0
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Kitilte Kelley, the Buffalo tiew.lmy, nml
former sparring partner of Nelson, Is'slated
“ ‘ slx-rouml go
,'elei! (tie engagement.
Tech field Is the scene of strenuous
happenings tills week, for Coach Hels-
man is preparing his charges for their
battle against Auburn, which promises
to be one of the warmest proposi
tions of recent times.
Judged by the faulty standard of
comparative scores, Tech will be Just
everlastingly swamped Saturday after
noon by Coach Donohue's men. They
are due to be beaten about as badly as
they should have been beaten by Da
vidson, using the dope sheet to pick
the winner.
Football history has already record
ed how that game came out. Tech put
all the dopesters on the blink by
squeaking out a well-earned victor,
over the strong North Carolina team
That, the Helsmanltes will ,| 0 "j
much for Auburn, Tech backers
lleve. Both teams can be counted on i,
fight to the last ditch, and then start
building more ditches, so the K am«
Is slated for a Rlppln. Auburn will
cotne over brimmed full of confident
and Tech backers say It will be sallied
all over the field after the game I,
over.
Coach Hetsman Is giving his team
“backbone developing .work" this week
und Intends to put a large bunch of
life and energy Into the men. That
he will be successful Is certain. His
material Is coming around In fine style
and Tech promises to finish up the
season with a rush.
Class Teams Play Hot Games
on Emory College Gridiron
Special to The Georgian.
Emory College, Oxford, Ga.. Oct. 30.—
For the first time this season the Em
ory College class teams met on the
gridiron. The seniors were pitted
against the Juniors and the sophomores
against the freshmen.
The senior-junior game was one
sided from the kick-off. Not once did
the Juniors force their opponents to
give up the ball on downs. The final
score was 39 to 0, with the seniors at
the big end. For the seniors “Kid”-
Woodruff was the star. The star play
ing of the entire game was done by
Smith, of the Juniors. His tackllnz
was brilliant.
The sophomore-freshman game wax
more evenly matched. The freshmen
played better than was expected. Th„
game ended with the score 23 to
favor of the sophomores.
For the sophomores Pitts. HIM an,I
Ragan were the stars, while Clav play,
ed the best game for the freshmen,
scoring their only touchdown.
The next games will be played
next Monday. The seniors and sophs-
mores play the first game and th«
Juniors and freshmen the second. Much
Interest Is being taken In the game,
and the "rooting” Is fierce on all side,
Report Two Possible Routes
For New Private Motor Road
fiy CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER.
New York, Oct. 30.—Two possible
routes for the proposed millionaires'
private automobile speedway have
been reported to the plan and scope
committee. In the office of W. K. Van
derbilt, Jr.
All of these routes are In Suffolk
county, and two. It was said, extend
through Nassau county to the city line,
near Queens. Along one of these lines,
ten miles of right nf way was offered
without cost to the projectors, while
along another line five miles of right
of way is donated.
It was decided to recommend to the
projectors that the title of the com
pany and of the course as well be th<
Long Island Motor Highway, Incorpor
ated. The financial plan to be recom
mended Is the Issuance of 1500,00,
of 4 per cent 20-year gold bonds o
3600 each, and also 12,000,000 of stool
equally divided between preferred an,
common.
Dave H. Morris, president of th,
Automobile Club of America, who wa,
unable to attend the meeting, sen
drafts of laws to be presented to th,
legislature to make the building of th,
highway possible. Mr. Morris wrot,
that after a conference with Genera
George A. Wingate, he felt assured tho
there 'l no serious legal obstacle ti
prevent the building of a private high-
way in Long Island.
GORDON WINS
ONCE AGAIN
Bperlal to The Georgian.
Barnesvlllc, Ga., Oct. 30.—From the
time Gordon received the klck-jff until
Hill made the last touchdown In the
last minute of play by taking Locust
Grove’s attempted forward pass and
going 55 yards, the game yesterday
was Gordon's, and the score of 60 to 0
tells the tale of the battle. The first
touchdown was made In less than
two minutes of play and three suc
cessive ones were made In two minutes
each. Dunn, Hill, Grace and others
would clip off 10 and 20-yard gains
for Gordon In rapid succession. Mer
cer, Hill, Grace, Joe Smith and Dunn
had touchdowns to their credit. Grace
did the goal kicking.
Captain Williams played his usual
good game, but was not In the game
In the second half. The forward pass
was worked successfully by Gordon for
25 and 30-yard gains repeatedly. The
visitors also worked It several times.
For Gordon Hill probably played the
star game. The quarterback of Locust
Grove was the hero of tho day. He was
a little fellow, but game to the core,
and went Into every play.
Quarterback Smith handled the team
In fine style for Gordon. Hill’s 55-yard
run for a touchdown was the prettiest
feature of the game. The time of
halves was 20 minutes. Referee, Blount;
umpire, Moore; timekeeper, Nash.
Sixty to nothing Is the biggest prep
school score on record this season and
thus another feather Is added to tile
cap of Coach Frank Blake and his
team.
BUSY DOINGS OF
ATLANTA GOLFERS!
THE GAME OF OTHER DAYS
WUIIs tin* spiral punt* were whirling up nml down the field one day
! Tin* quarterback stood bleeding nt th** none:
; ! He’d run hark every blooming kick throughout the riotous fray,
And bad acted ns n d«s>r»nnt for bln foes.
; Tlinf night tin* eollege piesideiit, quite sadly an Id to him:
.1' "The eouimlttee has decided yon can't piny:
punk In inntheuiiitlcs and your l<ntln dope ia dim."
And the!
I heard the blighted quarter say;
CIIORI’R.
"It
NAT KAISER & CO.
Bargains in unredeemed Dia
monds. Confidential loans on vai-
uablet.
15 Decatur St. Kimball Bonne.
As tie
You
hadn't dt
the „ ,
In the rare* obi, fair old golden day*,
We didn’t ‘grind* nt nil.
We did our work for the roaches then~
Let the faculty 'twenty-three';
But now I ni stuck, g..| darn the luck;
It's back to the mine* for me."
. 8KCOXD HALF.
• referee nml umpire chased tin* tnekle from the game,
*hcubl hove liesr<| the frenzied rooters scoff:
blooming thing—oh. wasn’t it a shame!
Except to klek
rival
a halfback down
tackle'* bend:
ml hammered up n guard.
this lu the olden day*,
nr nineteen five;
our matinee*.
SOFT FEELING
! Felt Hats, and stiff ones also, clean- j
I i‘d am! reshaped. Bussey, 2S1-2 j
Whitehall SL I
To keep wit hill
Where Ik* can’t tight no m
IF* me to the croquet gre
player got,
town!*.
bite?
ntland Hie* in ClevMnml .New*
Alex Smith, golf champion of America,
hns wired hi* formal acceptance of the of
fer of the Atlanta Athletic Hub to *erv.j
ns professional of the Last Lake course dur
ing the winter, nnd says that he will
come "ns soon ns possible." Just how soon
that ls is doubtful, but It Is likely thnt
Smith will report In Atlanta within a week
or so.
During the summer. Smith has been with
the Nassau Flub, at Glen Cove, Long U-
land, nnd the season there Is rapidly win
ing. Though there Is usually play on tljn
ncar-New York courses until Thanksgiv
ing time, nnd even a bit Inter, there Is
little call for a professional during that
***{• , tl, ° T***# «nd presumably Smith
will wind up his business In the Enst at
once nnd set sail for Atlanta.
.m 'hat another tournament
will be slnted for next Saturday nt Enst
Ig»ke The one Inst Saturday was such u
complete slicechh thnt the golfers arc clam
oring for another attempt. It Is not Me*,
ly that any rndlcnl changes will lie road*
In the handicaps, as they were quite equita
bly arranged for the opening tournament.
Of the thirty-three* players who turned In
card* nine made scores ranging from *9 to
99 and 22 made scores ranging from >3
to 109.
The weather at present Is Ideal for golf,
nnd the course hns n number of patron*
every afternoon. Improvements are cmulng
fa*t In the course, nnd It Is rapidly a*-
Hiuntng a championship appearance. When
the players are allowed to go hack on tin*
regular greens, the course will be In a de
cidedly "playable" condition.
Just n suggestion: Why does the At
lanta Athletic club not pas* a rule thnt any
member of the club who buys balls from
the raddles, employees of the club or any
person who finds them on the course l>*
fined $5? Such n rule Is In effect In other
clubs, nnd It has worked well. Just at
present the Job of finding balls Is m»r«
profitable to many of tho small boys who
come to the course than that of carrying
clubs, and good raddles are ns scarce a*
green grizzlies. Members are buying and
paying good prices for golf halls found by
the Imys, nml in thnt wny encouraging them
to make small efforts to find lost balls find
giving them an Incentive to steal bniH
from the bags or anywhere else. Refer*
long nt the present rate of going, even th*
balls lu the memliers* lockers will tint b*
safe from the raids of the caddies. Th*
club has made a wrong start In this direc
tion. nml the sooner It turns around and
goes In the right direction, the better.
There is presumably a rule forbidding
members from buying balls from raddle*,
but until It is made to Include nil em
ployees of the dub, nnd until there !•* *
penalty attached It will In* a dead letter.
Jack Dougherty and Jimmy Gardner bj r *
been matched to meet next month nt P*‘
euport.
This Is the date set for the Abe Atto-l*
Harry Baker contest In Los Anodes.
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