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r It UP-TO-DATE NEWS OF SPORTING WORLD SPORTVILLE DOINGS EDITED BY 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. . . . -—Targets.- 15TTT 18 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: Target*.- nr Everett. . . . Porter Pool**. . . . , Evan* an is H ; iy ■sTsr 20 , 19 Mi.. 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 O WILL ORGANIZE AN TL, 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. 0a0OO00000O00OtM><H}O000000o g OUTLAW LEAGUE. O M — — 0 O Johnztown. I’a„ Oet. 30.—It I* O O announced that a new outlaw O O league, to be composed of Tacoma, 0 £ Spokane and Seattle, In Washing- 0 O ton; Portland, Ore.; Butte. Mont., 0 O nnd Salt Lake City, will be formed O O not later than Christmas. o O Thl* lead* to the disruption of O O the Pacific Coast League, as it will O 0 bring about tho withdrawal from O 0 the organization of Portland and O O Seattle, two of Ite best town*. Mr. 0 O Lucas |, to be president of the O 0 new Icngue, o 0 Seattle and Portland are deslr- 0 0 ou* of withdrawing from the Pa- 0 0 cldc Coast League, owing to the 0 O I one of many days In making their O 0 trips because of tho long distance* 0 0 to be traveled. 0 00000000000000000000000000 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. III 1 | NAT KAISER & CO. 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 'Now 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. 00000000000000000^00000009 SMITH HELPS 0 LAY OUT NEW PA**- jj 0 Billy Bmlth I* not In "the -hep' O today. O In t O am O helping them to lay it out. O That'll be about all from him O today. c 0O0000000O00000000OOO [ >O [J05 0 O BILLY SMITH HELPS