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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6,1906.
Echoes of Sporting Earthquake Dying Away
.Edited By PERCY H. WHITING.
WILL RACE IN SIX DAY CONTEST
Here are picture* of the men who
make up America'* star team in the
-six-day bicycle race which .begins
December 9 in Madison 8quar*
Garden.
Barring any accidents these men
will melt* any of the team* hus
tle.
Root is on* of the long-distance
wonders of th* country and Foglfr
himself is something of a star.
It is likely that this pair will be
favorites for first money.
THE GEORGETS
MAY NOT RACE
HELD AT QUARANTINE AND MAY
NOT GET IN 8IX-DAY
CONTEST. /
New York, Dec. 6.—The two Georget
Brothers, Leon and Emil, who came
here from Europe with the rest of the
foreign riders for the six-day race, are
being detained by the United States
Immigration authorities at Ellis Island
and may be deported to Europe without
being able to land.
When La Torralne arrived she was
boarded at quarantine by several phys
icians of the United States Immigration
service and one of these discovered
that both of the Qeorgets were suffer
ing from some'dlsease of the eye. They
ordered that the two French cyclists be
held for examination, but permitted the
rest of the party to land.
GOLF’8 DECEMBER ISTUE
Interests local players.
Golf, the official bulletin of the
Southern Golf Association and the best
golf magazine of America, has made
Its appearance for December.
The number Is of interest to Southern
golfers, for it marks the Inauguration
of a Southern department, and of espe*
dal Interest to Atlanta players because
It contains the third of Alex Smith's
lessons In golf.
As Smith has begun to give lessons
at the local course and because he ’•
the greatest authority on the game in
America today, Atlanta golfers will be
especially anxious to read what he has
to say on the subject. In the current
number he takes up the subject of
learning to play, under the title “Off
the Tree and Through the Green.” The
article is illustrated by six excellent
photographs.
\ In the Southern'department are pic
tures of Thomas B. Paine and W. R.
Tlchenor, of Atlanta, and of the Golf
Club house at Darien, Ga.'
MACON TO PLAY CRACKERS
TWO GAMES NEXT SPRING
At intervals between his strenuous time out and signed with Macon for
two games next spring. These games
will be played In Atlanta March IS
and 19.
The Macon team will be strong next
spring and will certainly give the
Crackers a hustle.
preparations for the New York trip,
Manager Billy Smith finds a bit of
Mine to nttend to baseball business and
In a leisure moment Thursday he took
NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
‘ BY PERCY H. WHITING.
E. E. Snmthers has been cleared.
The Board of Review of the National Trotting Association
has decided that Elmer E. did not pay anybody to “dope” Lon
Dillon.
C. K. G. Bolings and Murray Howe, his hired man, have
been discredited.
Presumably this ends by ail odds the most unsavory ease
which ever arose out of a “gentleman's race.
And now that all lias been said and done the writer must,
confess ho does not know what to think of it.
lie saw the famous race, saw the work-outs before it, the
trials against time after it, he knows Klightlv both the principals
—Smathers and Billings—their lieutenants, Howe, Tanner, Mc
Donald; Ed Mulloy, the man who took rare of Lou Dillon; Spear,
the man whose charges'were most datnngiug to Smathers;' Saun
ders, the man who was charged with “doping,” and practically
everybody, even remotely connected with the ease. He has talked
it over with almost all of them, read everything available writ
ten about the caBe and right now is ready to admit that he onn’t
make it out.
Undoubtedly there was something behind the ease which
hat never come out. The whole truth has not been told yet.
Something was wrong with Lou Dillon the day of the race.
George Spear says Snmthers asked him to make some ‘•arrange
ment” ao that Major Dclmar would win the race against Lou
Dillon.
That’s one side of it.
Smathers says ; he knows nothing about it. lid Saunders
who first swore that.ho,had been paid by Smathers to dope the
horse now swears that he whs paid to swear falsely.
It’s all another sad example of “trying too hard to win.”
There were two men with unlimited means trying to win a
gold cup.
On the face of the evidence either one was a had winner or
the other was a poor loser.
Anyway, every mau interAsted in pure sport will be glad to
hear the last of this disgusting, ease. ,
It has done more harm to harness racing than a thousand
anti-pool selling laws and a hundred convictions for knavery
among professional drivers.
If the gentlemen can’t ra’ec like gentlemen what are we to
expect 1
EMORY TEAMS ARE RANKED;
ALL-EMORY TEAM PICKED
Special to The Georgian.
Emory College, Oxford, Ga., Dec. 6.~
In the content for the 1906 football
pennant, the several clans teams came
out as follows: Senior, 1907, first,
Professor F. C. Brown coach; sopho
more, 1909, second. Professor J. P.
Banner coach; junior, 1908, third. Dr.
t\ \V. Peppier coach; freshman, 1910,
fourth. Dr. F. N. Duncan conch.
The committee for the selection of
1906 ••All-Kmory” team has reported
as follows: *
Center—G. 8. Johson, sophomore.
Right Guard—W. H. Johnson, senior.
Left Guurd—J. C. Lambert, sopho
more.
Right Tackle—Copeland, sophomore.
Left Tackle—Harry Wisenbuker, sen
ior.
Right End—H. 8. Howard, senior.
Left End—Ed L. Reagan, sophomore.
Quarter—VV. C. Smith, junior.
Right Half—W. A. Woodruff, senior.
Left Half—J. M. Woodruff (capt.),
senior.
Fullback—A. E. Dewar, junior.
Substitutes—Clay, 1910; Pitts, 1909;
Wade. 1909; Elliott, 1909; Smith, 1907;
Stipe, 1907.
This year’s season has been altogeth
er successful. Three tie games have
been played, and It Is thought that
these ties will be played off soon.
It Is believed by the student body here
that this season's success Is a broad
step toward securing Inter-collegiate
athletics for Emory.
$50,000
STOCK OF
CHRISTMAS
FURNITURE...
Sideboards,
China
Closets,
Buffets,
Dining
Tables.
j | UR preparations for the great festival have been
j j extensive. We have brought together the larg
est stock of Substantial Furniture and Christ
mas Presents in the Southern States. Our seven floors
are simply chock-a-block with everything that you can
imagine in the Furniture Line.
Come and look. It will be a treat and won’t cost
you a penny.
All On Our Famous Wood Easy Pay Plan.
Walter J. Wood Co.
103-5-7-9-11 Whitehall Street.
MORE WAR IN
NEW ORLEANS
SUNDAY RACING PLANT NOW
THREATENS TO OFFER SE
RIOUS COMPETITION.
Jack O’Brien Is “Real Mad”
and Challenges Promiscuously
New Orleans, La., Dec. 9.—Which will
possibly terminate In another turf wnr
will be the racing on Saturdays and
holidays as well as Bundaya, of the
Suburban Park race track. This Is
because the Fair Grounds refused to
acknowledge their Sunday racing. They
will race against both City Park and
Fair Grounds, charging CO cents ad
mission. or one-third the admission
charged by these tracks. Just what ac
tion will be taken because of this an
nouncement is not known.
Tulane Withdraws From
Southern Inter-Collegiate
Los Angeles, I’al., Dec. 6.—Jack
O'Brien, maddar than any pugtlint ever
seemed to be before. Is today throwing
challenges about with a freedom that
Ih amusing.
He has Informed Matchmaker Mc-
Ourey* that he will light Jack Johnson
or meet Rums again before the Pacific
Athletic Club ami notifies the world in
general that he is willing to meet ei
ther man before any club offering the
best Inducements.
Th»* Philadelphia gentlemen Is so
sore he would not be worried If a speck
of dust affixed Itself to his perfectly
creased trousers. • The reason for
O’Brien's anger Is the acceptance of
Jack Johnson’s challenge by Tommy
Burns ami the evident willingness of
Mct’arey to hang up a fat purse for
the combat.
Jack says he has been slighted—In
sulted—and that nothing will appease
his wrath but another go at Bums in
the 24-foot ring with the conditions of
the fray calling for the light to go to a
finish.
O’Brien sizes up the situation In the
following words:
"That big dub Burns Is showing the
white feather when he passes up n re
turn fight with me to take on Johnson,
a man who has really shown little abil
ity when given a chance with a good
man. Johnson Is a laugh. Having been
pretty well advertised through his hol
lering for a fight with Jeffries when he
knew the big fellow bad left the ring
for good, he has sailed along In this
hallucination. He hAS met Joe Jeanette
a dozen times, more or less, and al
though Joe is a fifth-rater, he has
failed to put him to sleep.
*T want to go on record as being
willing to box Burns any number of
rounds from six up to a finish, and I
am ready to make the $5,000 side bet
he demands from Johnson.”
Turf Peace at New Orleans
Only a Forced Armistice
BASEBALL DOPE.
On their way home from California
the Giants will stop at San Antonio,
Texas, for a couple of games with tho
Ht. Louis Americans. Nice for “San
Anton.”
Owner Frank Farrell will represent
tho New York club at the American
league meeting In Chicugo next week.
Charley Nichols thinks ho mode .1
mistake when he took up bowling. He
was always a successful pitcher until
then. He will get a trial with the Bos
ton Nationals next spring.
Billy Hamilton Is about done with
professional ball playing. He will
coach the Dartmouth baseball squad
next sprlpg.
Special to The Georgian.
New’ Orleans, Lu., Dtc. 6.—The mem
bers of Tulane Athletic Association and
the students, presided over by Presi
dent Craighead, of the university, and
President Ivy, of the athletic associa
tion, who both gave ghelr sanction,
decided by unanimous vote to withdraw
from the Southern Inter-Collegiate
Athletic Association.
The students have been discussing
the withdrawal from the association
for a long time. They have gone over
the matter thoroughly, and there was
very little left for the association Itself
to discuss.
Assistant Manager Reese, of the foot
ball team, acted as the mouthpiece .»f
the student body. He stated that it
was the almost unanimous wish of
tho students to have Tulane withdraw
from the Southern Inter-Collegian-
Athletic Association for many reasons
and he ofTered a resolution to that ef
fect.
This motion was put before the house
and there were hardly any opposed t >
its adoption.
Tho withdrawal of Tulane from thin
membership also received the sanction
of President Craighead.
The action taken by Tulane wn*
taken some time ago by the University
of North Carolina, the colleges of Texa*
und Virginia, who joined the associa
tion.
SOME BASEBALL YARNS
SPUN BY BERN1E M’CAY
"Here's an old one," quoth Bemie
McCay, "but I’ll give you the real (acts.
"When Dickie Knox wus playing with
Pendleton, Ore., In the Inland Empire
league, he used to have a bad day now
and then.
"He had n girl In Pendleton he
thought u lot of and, of course, she was
an ardent fnn nnd took In about all the
games.
"One day when hi* girl was occupy
ing a prominent posltthn in u box he
had an nwful time. He began by boot-
, , ., „ . . . Ing the Hrst one which came to hint and
lege player at Columbia University be-1 u .
fore he mnde hi* nrofeHslonal' debut. 1 * t,n *ght succession he booted four.
"When he spitted the last one h$
fore he made his professional' debut.
Chase never set foot In New York be
fore he went there os a member of tho
American League team.
Of Course
THE STANDARD OF PURITY.
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celvlng barn which ha* been erected ! O and will get a try at short with O’
for them, they arc likely to get a lemon ! O "Punch" Knolfs team. O
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feeling has been Intensified by the . O the "Kitty" and his friends be- O
ridiculous nature of the weight allot- j o lleve he can hold the pace satis- O
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his winning next door to a certainty, j
The Fair Grounds people Insist on a
strict compliance with the rules of the williams, though Hall was, and Davis
Western Jockey Club, the procuring of f cannot make book at the Fair Grounds,
turned uround, walked deliberately to
the center field fence and sturted to
climb over. The center flelde'r rushed
up and asked him w hat was the matter.
"Dickie did not say anything, but lie
pointed over hts shoulder Just before
he dropped on the far side of the fence.
And then we realised.
“His girl had left the stand.”
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From hlH work In the ring recently
It Is evident that Benny Yanger is n*»
more the “Slasher” of old.
FOOTBALL INJURED
Felt hats cleaned and reshaped in
latest styles. Bussey, 28 1-2 White
hall Street.
there Is little on the surface to indl-
ate It, beyond a question the lines of
cleavage effected by the two seasons’
struggle between the rival racing clubs
still exist.
The horsemen who gave their alle
giance to the Western Jockey Club oc
cupy barns again this year at the Fair
Grounds, while those who went over to
the American Turf Association are
again at the City Park. There Is an
uneasy feeling that while outwardly
the renegades. u» the Western Jockey
Club considers them, are welcome at
pi
a license for trainers and jockeys, and
a registration under their rules. The
exaction of this means for one thing
that none of Ed Corrigan’s horses Is
ni nil likely ro run at the Fair Ground*,
and many of his adherents are likely
| to follow his example.
Many of the people who are permit
ted to rare or bet at City Park will not
be acceptable at the Fair Grounds. An
Bargains in unredeemed Dis- j “ C whoVifn£d 5?5S!iSr JS
tnonds. Confidential loans on val- ■ jockey i>. Hail, some yean ago by
uables President Tom Williams, of the Call-
* fornla Jockey Club. Davis was never
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■J) 15 Decatur St Kimball Hntis*.
rrstored to good standing by President treaty of peace.
although he hung up his slate during
tjie past two seasons at c«p Park.
In the same way It Is t-ald officially
that If W. H. Rudolph, who was
warned of! last year at City Park,
should be reinstated, ns It Is rumored
that he will probably be by the ef
forts of Joseph L. Rhlnoch, that zuch
action will not be recognized by the
stewards of the Crezcer.t City Jockey
Club.
Summed up, the situation is more In
the nature of an armistice, which has
been forced by circumstances on the
(intending parties, than a lasting
OFFICIAL BATTING RECORDS MAY
SHOW CLARKE TIED WITH STONE
There’s.some glad news for Cleveland nnd Nig Clarke In th* tiffl-
I’lal average* soon to be given out by Ban Johnson. Nig Clarke Is tied
with George tttone for the swatting leadership of the American League;
with nn official average of 331.
That’s what the good book, now being kept In Ban Johnson’s office
In the Fischer building. Chicago, says, because one of the American
League magnates ha* seen It himself, and hands out the good word. Not
wishing to get Big Ban sore on said magnate, his name Is suppressed;
but It 1* one who U not given to foolery and h« Is not connected with the
Cleveland club.
To be sure, we all knew that Nig was bumpirg the ball at a pretty
healthy gait all last summer, while he was In commission; but It’s good
to know that lllg Han’s records were not missing out on any of those
wholesome wallops that Justin Jay was passing to the fences around the
circuit.
The unofficial averages all showed Stone several points to the good
over Clarke; but unofficial averages butter no parsnips and are forgotten
when the Ink thereon Is dry. It’s what Big Ban Is writing In the official
book that counts.—Cleveland News.