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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. O0Q0000O000O0000O00000O0OO a o O ROME BOY TO PLAY O 0 WITH KNOLL’8 TEAM. O 0 O O Felton Mitchell, the Rome, Go., 0 0 boy Iasi yenr with Vincennes In O O the "Kitty." has been sold to O, New Orleans Iji Dec 6.—Although the Fair Ground* to the use of the re- O Evansville of. the Central League. O; 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 handed them In the handicaps, and this O Mitchell added and hit well In O 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 ments In the Inaugural Humllcap. tn , 0 factorlly In the Central. O which a good class horse like Belmere : 0 o was thrown In at a weight which made | 000000000000O0000O0000000O 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.” OOOO0OOO0OO0OOOO00aO000O0O O KID KELLY OUT WITH O 0 AN OPEN CHALLENGE. 0 O . 0 O Kill Kelly, the local lioifcr, who O O recently knocked out Kid Young. 0 O challenges any hoy of hi* weight— O O from 10» to llo pound*—to fight O O him for a purse or Hide bet. Kelly 0 O Ih coming fast In the boxing world. 0 O He has rot been at the game long, o O but he Hhown great clevernesH In o O hie fightii, and can atand up and 0 O swap punches with any of them. 0 O 0 OiHhWh>0<hIH>OOiKhKhJh>OOOOOOOC 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 NAT KAISER & CO. ■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.