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PERCY H. WHITING
BERGER-KAUFFMAN BATTLE
SLATED FOR WEDNESDAY
By TAD.
New York, Oct. 30.—A! Kauffman and
Sam Berger will meet in San Fran
cisco on Wednesday.
Although the fight will not attract a
vast amount of Interest In the Kaat. 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 tip 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 like a
truck horse when Jim Carsy, the Irish
»giant, mixed with him. and It Is claJm-
I t*d that A! will slow' him up almost to
| a walk.
I've seen Berger many a time get In
j 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
I 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 fellow* 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
Th* following letter was received
recently from Will R. Hamilton, .port
ing editor of The New Orleana Item,
and It offer, a chance for a tight to any
good 118-pound scrapper.
Mr. Hamilton - , letter follow,:
"New Orleans, Oct. 28, 1908.
“Mr. Percy Whiting, Sporting Editor
Georgian, Atlanta, Oa.:
■'Dear Mr. Whiting—The manager
of Chrla Vlackaa, a Greek prizefighter
of New Orleana, haa aaked me to write
to you concerning a match for hi,
protege. I have shown him challenge,
from Foy and others In The Georgian,
and In behalf of Vlackaa he wlahee to
Issue a challenge to any 138-pound
lighter In Georgia.
"If you find anybody who will meet
the Greek the match can be arraigned
for an early date. Although he hasn’t
boxed In some time, Vlackae Is In pret
ty good shape and It won’t take him
long to get down to weight. He 1, said
to be a good man and has put several
mlddlewelghts 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 haa been the short ender. He
was at the same figures when he fought
Frankie Neil, nnd the short enders
cashed their tickets.
Attell’s fighting record Is too well
known to call for comment. HI, 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.
Nsw York, Oct. 30.—During the past
summer every time s photographer bended
In the direction of the paddock where
“Bam" Hildreth stood superintending the
rigging out of his entry for the Impending
race a small but knowing throng would
follow In the wake of the luckless nrtlat,
for It counted on a scene nnd was rarely
disappointed.
Did Hildreth discover the photographer at
tempting a picture of the horse or blnifelf
he Invariably became furious.
Twice thle yeer be keeled over the camera
man and bowled his machlns along the
■ward.
“If* there Is anything Hildreth hntea.
It Is the picture man the newspapers send
down to the race tracks every once In a
while to cetcb prominent horses and Inter
esting turf pertonagea,” declared a friend
of “Sam's" In explaining this funny thing.
••Hildreth Is sincerely superstitious about
photographs, and I feel aura he will yet
seriously harm some of these kodak per
sons who persist In endeavoring to stinp
n Picture of some horse treasures, ns be
dlil McCheauey.
" 'Swn* believes a photograph brings had
iuck to a horse. When McChesney was
hurt by falling In n race preliminary to the
American derby of 1902. ‘Ham* Ida moil It on
a photographer. He really believed It,
too.
"I have never seen a photographer come
Into a paddock where Hildreth happened
to he without he run Into trouble."
Hildreth Is one of the queer character
touches of the betting rlug. Many a time
at New Orleana he put down a big bet
on what ho considered a morn! certainty.
Five minutes before the cloee of the bet
ting he has been known to take off the
bet because n red-haired colored sport
happened to pass within his vision. Of
course, the red nnd Mack apparition didn’t
nffect the 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 eat Saturday afternoon at the Lake-
wood traps to take part In the regular
weekly ehoot. T. M. Poole did the best
■booting of the afternoon, with a 24, a 23, a
SI and two SO'e to hie credit. Lester whs
also Id good form end averaged better than
a SO out of 26 daring the afternoon.
Active preperetlona continue for the big
•boot end exhibition at the Lakewood traps
November 10, when the Winchester team of
world's champions will be on hand.
ladles are especially Invited to attend
thle event, end It promises to be one of the
best attended shoots ever held In Georgia.
The resnlta of Heturday'a ehoot follow:
flames
Evans. ......
Cox
Hyers
Poole
Porter
Wilson
Hoylngton
Williams
Adair
Haynen.
Hunniciitt. . ,
Kelley, Hr. . . ,
Lester
Praaler. . . .
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RICHMOND MAN
IN SLOW BOUT
Portland, Me., Oct. 30.—Right slow nnd
ponderous rounds, during the first four of
which the men made no pretense nt real
fighting, did Billy Burke, of Klchmond, Va.,
aud Fred Dougins*, of Philadelphia, wade
through last night. Not until nfter the
fourth round, when the continual hisses
aud cat calls of the spectators forced them
to exertion, dbl the men do anything more
than fake. The Inuit was to have gone fif
teen rounds, but since both men were
In comparatively poor shape nnd Douglnaa
especially waa out of coudltlou, they de
cided to box hut eight.
Burko waa the nggressor moat of the way,
but Douglass was the cleverer of the two.
In the sixth round Burke caught Doug
lass a wild rlght-hnnd over the temple that
nearly put the Southern 1ml away end
opened a bad gash. In the seventh Doug
lass caught Burke a right hook that twirled
the Mg fellow completely around. Both
men were very tired at the close.
No decision was rendered.
Ed Walsh, the White Sox pitcher, I* the
pride of Meriden, Conn. It Is one continual
round of pleasure these days for "Big Ed*
BERGER GETTING READY FOR KAUFFMAN
Ssm
ha* it on Jam**
B.rgor got In eondltion for hi, fight with Kauffman by.fritndly bout, with Jimmy Britt. Sammy
imaa aa to weight, but tho littlo man la tha better boxer and managea to keep from getting killed.
Larry Hoffman, Sick and in the Hospital,
Writes Interesting Dope on Baseball
Here are Home random selection*
from ^letter written, by Larry Hoff
man, Atlanta’e crack third baaeman, to
Billy Smith:
You will have to excuse me for not
answering your letters sooner, aa I
have been In the hozpltal 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 aecured Ed Sweeney
by draft, and I am aure that he will
prove a valuable Addition to your team,
besides bains a perfect gentleman and
a credit to the profession.
I hope you will be successful In
landing Becker from Cincinnati, aa the
fellows tell me he was a whale UP in
that Northern League this season. He
led the league. In hitting, was a tine
outsider and la aa fast as they make
them. He Is a left-handed hitter and
thrower. Neither he nor Sweeney ever
touch liquor. , . .
I law by the paper* that you had
drafted Ford, of Cedar Rapid*. If that
Is the same fallow who pitched for
Minneapolis two year* ago. he must be
all right, aa I used Jo hear Q«jW
Morarity apeak very highly or him.
Bob Spade and Walker ought to do
well for you next aeaaon.
ABOUT CHAMPIONSHIP.
So you were surprised to see the
White Sox win out over the Cuba. Well,
I wasn't, and waa tickled to 8ee them
win.
They play better baseball. Bill. At
least, they did in the aeries. The Cubs
pulled off some of the blggeat bone-
head play* 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 and
nailed him a mile. That waa 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 aack with Tan-
nehlll. and waa very weak. He hit well,
but Davis would have done juat as
In Monday’s ahoot Poole nnd Baker di
vided flrat honors, though Everett. Porter,
and Evans were all shooting well. The
scores follow:
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Porter
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ALVIN BAYNE BURIED.
Fort Volley, Ga., Oct. 30.—Alvin j
Bayn*». the ball player who committed!
eulcide. was burled here yesterday.
It Is announced that despondency over
I u physical condition and over finan-1
v.-i difficulties led to hia suicide. 1
CORBETT’S TRAINER HAS QUIT
New York, Oct. 30.—While Young Corbett haa -gone into training
nt Johnson's road house for his next bout with Terry McGovern, which
has been set for the first week In January, ao far he has failed to In
duce Alex (ireggalns to put him through hia paces. Trouble has arisen
and It Is extremely likely that he 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 the rushing McGovern.
Corbett Is In Rtratford, but Greggalns Is in New York. He was
naked If he was going to train Corbett.
"Hardly, 1 am thinking seriously of leavoing New York for Frisco
and 1 may be on my way In a few days.”
"What's the trouble?” was asked.
"Not much, but plenty for me,” replied Alex.
"When yoq work hard with a fighter who must be 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 had turned over?” and the
C alifornian went on hia 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 tho 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’ “Ixzy” out at first. That s some
luck. ,
If it hadn't been for the ground rules
In the first game, Isbell w’ould have Jiad
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.
WALSH’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
batter. He .was never even ns bad as
"2 and 3." He never even had three
bulls 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 "spltter” (with his awful
speed) was breaking something awful.
They w’ere missing the balls he pitched
by three nnd four feet.
You ought to have seen those hitless
Sox hit the horsehlde during the lust
two days. It was something awful.
Ed ,Walsh was dead “stuck on that
big bat Hid 8mlth and I used, and I
let him take it and 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
Croxier have opened up their place of
business, and I wish them all the suc
cess In the world.
JU8T SOME THANKS.
You will have to excuse me for not
acknowledging the receipt of that check
for |68, which was given to us players
as a gift, any sooner than this. I was
up In the country when the check
came and dad didn’t forward. It, j
and I did not return until the morning
of the first day of the series. During
the series I didn't have my right mind
and then came the hospital.
I want to thank you and the directors
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
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be.entitled to the money.
The boys an worked'hard, and I am
»ure 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 director* for the gen
eral kind treatment 1 received at your
hands all season.
Your friend,
I.AKRY HOFFMAN.
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Eddie Kellt-y. the Buffalo newsboy, nnd
former sparring partner of Nelson, Is slated
to meet Tor.,y O’Toole In a six-round go
at Philadelphia tonight.
canceled the engagement.
Tech Is Now Preparing for
Battle With Auburnites
Tech, flhld Is the scene of strenuous
happenings this week, for Coach Hels-
man le 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 dtie 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
over the strong North Carolina t,„C
That the Helsmanltes will ,i “S’
much for Auburn, Tech backers be
lleve. Both teams can be counted on
fight to the last ditch, and then
building more ditches, so the gam:
is slated for a pippin. Auburn win
come over brimmed full of confidence
and Tech backers say It will be sdIUm
all over the field after the game i,
over.
Coach Helsman I* giving his team
“backbone developing work" this week
and Intends to put a large hunch of
life and energy Into the men. That
he will be successful Is certain. Hi,
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
8pec!nl to The Georgian.
Emory College, Oxford, Ga., Oct. 30,—
For tti* first time this season the Em
ory College class teams n)et on the
gridiron. The seniors were pitted
against the Juniors and the sophomores
against the fresllmen.
The senior-junior game wgs one
sided from the kick-off. Not once did
the Juniors force their opponent* to
give up the ball on downs. The final
score was 39 to 0. with the seniors at
tho 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 tackling
was brilliant.
The sophomore-freshman game was
more evenly matched. The freshmen
played better than was expected. The
game ended with the score 23 to 5, In
favor of the sophomores.
For the sophomores Pitts, Hill and
Ragan were the stars, white Clay play,
ed the best game for the freshmen,
■coring their only touchdown.
The next game* will be played on
next Monday. The eenlors and sopho
mores play the flrgt game and thu
Juniors and freshmen the second. Much
Interest Is being taken In the game,
and the “rooting” la fierce on all aide.
Report Two Possible Routes
For New Private Motor Road
By 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 of 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 the
Long Island Motor Highway, Incorpor-
ated. The financial plan to be recom
mended Is the Issuance of 1500,000
of 4 per cent 20-year gold bond* of
1600 each, and also 32,000,000 of stork
equally divided between preferred and
common.
Dave H. Morris, president of tho
Automobile Club of America, who wus
unable to attend the meeting, sent
drafts of laws to be presented to the
legislature to make the building of tha
highway possible. Mr. . Morris wrote
that after a conference with General
George A. Wingate, lie felt assured that
there Is no serious legal obstacle to
prevent the building of a private high-
way In Long Island.
GORDON WINS
ONCE AGAIN
Special to The Georgian.
Bamesvllle, Gn„ Oct. 30.—From the
time Gordon received the kick-off 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 tho game
In the second half. The forward pass
was worked successfully by Gordon for
25 and 30-yard gnlns 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 the 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 65-yard
run for a touchdown was the prettiest
feature of the game. The time of
halves was 20 minutes. Referee, Blount;
umpire, Moore; timekeeper, Na*h.
Sixty to nothing Is the biggest prep
school score on record this season and
thus another feather Is added to the
cap of Coach Frank Blake and his
team.
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Bargains in unredeemed Dia
monds. Confidential loans on val
uables.
IB Decatur St. Kimball Bnuze.
SOFT FEELING
Felt Hats, and stiff ones also, clean
ed and reshaped. Bussey, 281-2
Whitehall SL
THE GAME OF OTHER DAYS
While th*» spiral pnnts were whirling up nn<1 down the field one
The quartorhnrk stood bleeding nt the none;
HeM run bnek every blooming kick throughout the vicious fray,
And hnd noted nit a doorhuii for hi* foe*.
That night the college president, quite sadly said to him:
"The committee ha* decided yon can’t piny:
You nro punk In ninthciuHtie* niid your Latin dope la dim.”
And then I heard the blighted quarter say:
CHORE#,
In the rare old. fair old golden days.
We didn't ’grind' nt all.
SECOND HALF.
As the referee and umpire-chased the tin kle from the game,
\ou should have heard the frenzied rooters scoff;
He hadn't done a blooming thing—oh, wasn’t It a shame!
Except to klek a rival's feature* off.
He'd only knoekod a halfback down nnd hammered up a guard,
While stamping on another tackle's head:
*’haaed him from the yard.
Id:
CHORUS.
ta not like this in the olden days.
4e good rear nineteen five;
ip?ed and slugged In our matinees.
TUI
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To keep within such
Where he can't fight
cot.
lirantland Klee In tMeveiand Newt.
I BUSY DOINGS OF
ATLANTA GOLFERS
Alex Smith, golf champion of America
haa wired his formal acceptance of the of
fer of the Atlanta Athletic Club to serr
aa professional of tbe East Lake course dur
Ing the winter, and aays that lie wll
come "aa soon as possible.” Just how sooi
that Is Is doubtful, hut It Is likely tbn
Hinlth will report In Atlanta within a wwi
or ao.
During the summer. Smith haa been writ!
the Nassau Club, at Glen Core, Long !»
and, nnd the season there la rapidly win
ing. Though there Is usually play on th
near*New York courses until Thankiglt
ng time, nnd even a bit later, there I
little call for * professional during tha
part of the year, and presumably Sruitl
will wind up hia business In tbe East a
once and set sail for Atlanta.
,,k Hy that another tournsmen'
will l»e slated for next Saturday nt Ea»
Lake. The one last Saturday was such i
complete success that the golfers are dim
orlng for another attempt. It Is not like
ly that any radical changes will be mad'
In the hnnpllcaps, as they were quite equlta
My arranged for the opening tournament
Of the thirty.three players who turned h
cards nine made scores ranging from t<
99 and 22 made scores ranging from S
to 106.
The weather at preaent la ideal for golf
and the course has a number of patron'
every afternoon. Improvements are comlni
fast In the course, nnd It Is rapidly a*
sinning n championship appearance. Wliei
the playera are allowed to go back on the
regular greens, the course will be In a de
cidedly "playable" condition.
Just a suggestion: Why does the At
lanta Athletic club not pasa a rule tbnt ntif
member of the club who bttya ball* front
the raddles, employees of the dub or any
person who Qnd* them on the course
fined $5? Such n rule Is In effect In ether
clubs, and It has worked well. Juet »t
present the Job of finding balls I* raor*
profitable to many of the small boy* who
come to the course than that of carrying
clubs, nnd good caddies are as scarce n«
green grizzlies. Members are buying
psylng good prices for golf balls fouud by
the Itoyn, and In that way encouraging th^rn
to make small efforts to find lost balls and
giving them an Incentive to steal bnlif
front the bugs or anywhere else. liefer*
long nt the present rate of going, even *!»•
halls In the members' lockers will not h*
safe from the raids of the caddies. Th*
dub ha* made a wrong start In thl* direc
tion, and the aooner It turns around :m*l
goes In the right direction, the Letter.
There Is presumably a rule forWddlnl
members from buying Italia from caddie**
but until It la made to Include all em
ployee* of the club, and until there 1* *
penalty attached It will be a dead letter
Jack Dougherty and Jimmy Gardner
been matched to meet next month at *
veil port.
This I* the date *et for the Al-e Atte.l-
Harry Baker contest In Los Atifelcs.
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